Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy an open-water encounter with a comb jelly and some strange hitchhikers 🪼🦐 What different species can you identify? Credit video to uber-talented videographer & photographer @cephwarden.bsky.social 🤿🌊 #MarineLife #scicomm #ctenophore #combjelly
October 13, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy an open-water encounter with a comb jelly and some strange hitchhikers 🪼🦐 What different species can you identify? Credit video to uber-talented videographer & photographer @cephwarden.bsky.social 🤿🌊 #MarineLife #scicomm #ctenophore #combjelly
You don't have to go far to find alien life... Just look in our oceans 🪼 Enjoy these out-of-this-world, adult lobate comb jellies (Mnemiopsis leidyi) on #CtenophoreCtuesday! Credit video to Mari Bergsvåg & @joanjsoto.bsky.social at @unibergen.bsky.social ✨ #ctenophore #scicomm #combjelly #MarineLife
October 6, 2026 at 11:32 AM
You don't have to go far to find alien life... Just look in our oceans 🪼 Enjoy these out-of-this-world, adult lobate comb jellies (Mnemiopsis leidyi) on #CtenophoreCtuesday! Credit video to Mari Bergsvåg & @joanjsoto.bsky.social at @unibergen.bsky.social ✨ #ctenophore #scicomm #combjelly #MarineLife
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! We feel like spitting fun facts today 😎 DYK: upon fusion, two comb jellies undergo rapid physiological integration (e.g. demonstrated by shared neuronal and digestive systems) 🪼🔗🪼 Credit video to @kei-jokura.bsky.social. Read more about it: www.cell.com/current-biol... 🦑
September 29, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! We feel like spitting fun facts today 😎 DYK: upon fusion, two comb jellies undergo rapid physiological integration (e.g. demonstrated by shared neuronal and digestive systems) 🪼🔗🪼 Credit video to @kei-jokura.bsky.social. Read more about it: www.cell.com/current-biol... 🦑
Our run of luck on #CombJellies #Ctenophores in #Devon began on 25 June at Mill Bay #Salcombe with wondrous Northern Comb Jelly (Beroe cucumis). The magical rainbow disco ball effect is structural iridescence caused by the beating of cilia, forming the 8 "comb" rows down its body, to swim it along.🧵
September 15, 2026 at 4:09 PM
This video of Pleurobrachia sp. is giving us goose(berry)bumps on #CtenophoreCtuesday! 🫨🪼 Better known by the common name "sea gooseberry," these comb jellies are approximately the same size as the gooseberry fruits in your home garden. Credit video to @montereybayaquarium.org. #scicomm #MarineLife
September 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM
This video of Pleurobrachia sp. is giving us goose(berry)bumps on #CtenophoreCtuesday! 🫨🪼 Better known by the common name "sea gooseberry," these comb jellies are approximately the same size as the gooseberry fruits in your home garden. Credit video to @montereybayaquarium.org. #scicomm #MarineLife
Your weekly reminder to act like a comb jelly and just float 😌🪼 #CtenophoreCtuesday #WeAllFloat #MomentOfZen #MarineLife 📽️: @montereybayaquarium.org
September 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Your weekly reminder to act like a comb jelly and just float 😌🪼 #CtenophoreCtuesday #WeAllFloat #MomentOfZen #MarineLife 📽️: @montereybayaquarium.org
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! Take a moment & enjoy this umbrella comb jelly (Thalassocalyce inconstans) 🔊☔🪼 In addition to being the only species in order Thalassocalycida, their morphology is unique among #ctenophores, with the absence of both auricles & muscular lobes. 📽️: @schmidtocean.bsky.social 🦑
September 1, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! Take a moment & enjoy this umbrella comb jelly (Thalassocalyce inconstans) 🔊☔🪼 In addition to being the only species in order Thalassocalycida, their morphology is unique among #ctenophores, with the absence of both auricles & muscular lobes. 📽️: @schmidtocean.bsky.social 🦑
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy this tentacular (comb) jelly roll 🪼🌀 Captured by the ever-talented macro-photographer & scientist @adameykolab.bsky.social 🤩 Stay tuned for next week as we comb through the internet looking for all things #ctenophore! #MarineLife #scicomm
August 25, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy this tentacular (comb) jelly roll 🪼🌀 Captured by the ever-talented macro-photographer & scientist @adameykolab.bsky.social 🤩 Stay tuned for next week as we comb through the internet looking for all things #ctenophore! #MarineLife #scicomm
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! Take a minute to relax & watch bloody belly comb jellies effortlessly float in the water 🔉😊🪼 Their red coloration keeps them camouflaged from predators at depth 🙈 While the 🌈 display is diffracted light from beating cilia along their comb rows! 📽️ @montereybayaquarium.org 🦑
August 11, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! Take a minute to relax & watch bloody belly comb jellies effortlessly float in the water 🔉😊🪼 Their red coloration keeps them camouflaged from predators at depth 🙈 While the 🌈 display is diffracted light from beating cilia along their comb rows! 📽️ @montereybayaquarium.org 🦑
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! Have you ever wondered how a comb jelly propels itself in the water? They utilize a metachronal rhythm of beating cilia (located on comb plates), which appear like a moving wave! Credit to @kei-jokura.bsky.social. Read more in this original paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... 🦑
July 28, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! Have you ever wondered how a comb jelly propels itself in the water? They utilize a metachronal rhythm of beating cilia (located on comb plates), which appear like a moving wave! Credit to @kei-jokura.bsky.social. Read more in this original paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... 🦑
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy this video capturing the development of nine different species (including a very special Mnemiopsis leidyi). Can you guess the others without peeking? Spoilers in ALT & 🧵. Credit to @tessamontague.bsky.social & Zuzka Vavrušová. #evodevo 🌊🦑 1/3
July 21, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy this video capturing the development of nine different species (including a very special Mnemiopsis leidyi). Can you guess the others without peeking? Spoilers in ALT & 🧵. Credit to @tessamontague.bsky.social & Zuzka Vavrušová. #evodevo 🌊🦑 1/3
Sit back, relax and go with the flow 😎 #CtenophoreCtuesday 🦑 🌊
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy this majestic comb jelly (Aulacoctena sp.), discovered 1.4 miles below the ocean's surface during the #NazcaHighSeas Expedition off the coast of Chile (2024) 🔊🪼 #ctenophore #scicomm #MarineLife #MarineBiodiversity
📽️: @schmidtocean.bsky.social
📽️: @schmidtocean.bsky.social
July 14, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Sit back, relax and go with the flow 😎 #CtenophoreCtuesday 🦑 🌊
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy this majestic comb jelly (Aulacoctena sp.), discovered 1.4 miles below the ocean's surface during the #NazcaHighSeas Expedition off the coast of Chile (2024) 🔊🪼 #ctenophore #scicomm #MarineLife #MarineBiodiversity
📽️: @schmidtocean.bsky.social
📽️: @schmidtocean.bsky.social
July 14, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy this majestic comb jelly (Aulacoctena sp.), discovered 1.4 miles below the ocean's surface during the #NazcaHighSeas Expedition off the coast of Chile (2024) 🔊🪼 #ctenophore #scicomm #MarineLife #MarineBiodiversity
📽️: @schmidtocean.bsky.social
📽️: @schmidtocean.bsky.social
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy these cydippid comb jellies feeding on some tasty copepods 🔊🪼😋🪳 Their sticky tentacles contract with a spinning motion to bring the prey to their mouths. #ctenophore #scicomm 🌊 🦑
Credit 📽️ to Dr. Richard Kirby (@PlanktonPundit/X)
🎵: Megisss
Credit 📽️ to Dr. Richard Kirby (@PlanktonPundit/X)
🎵: Megisss
July 7, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy these cydippid comb jellies feeding on some tasty copepods 🔊🪼😋🪳 Their sticky tentacles contract with a spinning motion to bring the prey to their mouths. #ctenophore #scicomm 🌊 🦑
Credit 📽️ to Dr. Richard Kirby (@PlanktonPundit/X)
🎵: Megisss
Credit 📽️ to Dr. Richard Kirby (@PlanktonPundit/X)
🎵: Megisss
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, take a deep (sea) breath and enjoy 12 hours(!) of relaxing vibes, starring some colorful bloody-belly comb jellies (Lampocteis cruentiventer) 🔊🩸🪼🌈
Credit video and ambient music to @mbarinews.bsky.social 🦑 #ctenophore
🔗: youtu.be/uhJoXRgVd_8?...
Credit video and ambient music to @mbarinews.bsky.social 🦑 #ctenophore
🔗: youtu.be/uhJoXRgVd_8?...
12 Hours Of Bloody-Belly Comb Jellies + Ambient Music To Vibe With | Littoral Relaxocean
YouTube video by Monterey Bay Aquarium
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June 30, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, take a deep (sea) breath and enjoy 12 hours(!) of relaxing vibes, starring some colorful bloody-belly comb jellies (Lampocteis cruentiventer) 🔊🩸🪼🌈
Credit video and ambient music to @mbarinews.bsky.social 🦑 #ctenophore
🔗: youtu.be/uhJoXRgVd_8?...
Credit video and ambient music to @mbarinews.bsky.social 🦑 #ctenophore
🔗: youtu.be/uhJoXRgVd_8?...
Hey @davidho.bsky.social 👋 We'd love to be added to the 🌊 feed! Created by @kevinthiessen.bsky.social and modelled after @zebrafishrock.bsky.social, this account highlights everything related to ctenophores including features like #CtenophoreCtuesday & #CtenophoreFunFacts. Thanks for your help! 😊
June 28, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Hey @davidho.bsky.social 👋 We'd love to be added to the 🌊 feed! Created by @kevinthiessen.bsky.social and modelled after @zebrafishrock.bsky.social, this account highlights everything related to ctenophores including features like #CtenophoreCtuesday & #CtenophoreFunFacts. Thanks for your help! 😊
Turn your sound up, take a deep breath, and just watch it drift 😎 #CtenophoreCtuesday 🦑
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy the soothing rainbow display of a lobate comb jelly 🔊🌈🪼 This #ctenophore was captured by @schmidtocean.bsky.social, during the #AtacamaTrenchAncients expedition off the coast of Chile, in 2024 ✨
#PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 #MarineLife #SciComm #Science 🦑
#PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 #MarineLife #SciComm #Science 🦑
June 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Turn your sound up, take a deep breath, and just watch it drift 😎 #CtenophoreCtuesday 🦑
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy the soothing rainbow display of a lobate comb jelly 🔊🌈🪼 This #ctenophore was captured by @schmidtocean.bsky.social, during the #AtacamaTrenchAncients expedition off the coast of Chile, in 2024 ✨
#PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 #MarineLife #SciComm #Science 🦑
#PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 #MarineLife #SciComm #Science 🦑
June 23, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy the soothing rainbow display of a lobate comb jelly 🔊🌈🪼 This #ctenophore was captured by @schmidtocean.bsky.social, during the #AtacamaTrenchAncients expedition off the coast of Chile, in 2024 ✨
#PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 #MarineLife #SciComm #Science 🦑
#PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 #MarineLife #SciComm #Science 🦑
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy this calming video of a Leucothea pulchra swimming through the water 🔊🪼🌊 This comb jelly has rows of beating cilia (ctenes) that refract light, giving the appearance of 🌈-colored pulses. #ctenophore #PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 🦑
📽️ @montereybayaquarium.org
📽️ @montereybayaquarium.org
June 16, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy this calming video of a Leucothea pulchra swimming through the water 🔊🪼🌊 This comb jelly has rows of beating cilia (ctenes) that refract light, giving the appearance of 🌈-colored pulses. #ctenophore #PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 🦑
📽️ @montereybayaquarium.org
📽️ @montereybayaquarium.org
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy this floating rainbow 🔊🌈🪼 Every Tuesday throughout June, we will be featuring 🏳️🌈-colored images/videos of our favorite comb jellies! #PrideMonth #ctenophore 🦑
📽️ @schmidtocean.bsky.social during the Biodiverse Badlands Expeditions (circa 2021)
📽️ @schmidtocean.bsky.social during the Biodiverse Badlands Expeditions (circa 2021)
June 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy this floating rainbow 🔊🌈🪼 Every Tuesday throughout June, we will be featuring 🏳️🌈-colored images/videos of our favorite comb jellies! #PrideMonth #ctenophore 🦑
📽️ @schmidtocean.bsky.social during the Biodiverse Badlands Expeditions (circa 2021)
📽️ @schmidtocean.bsky.social during the Biodiverse Badlands Expeditions (circa 2021)
It's the 1st #CtenophoreCtuesday of #PrideMonth! If there was ever a LGBTQIA+ ambassador from the animal kingdom, it would definitely be a comb jelly! In addition to their rainbow-colored displays, most #ctenophores are hermaphrodites, producing both eggs & sperm 🏳️🌈🪼
📽️ www.instagram.com/taz_photo_/ 🦑
📽️ www.instagram.com/taz_photo_/ 🦑
June 2, 2026 at 7:20 AM
It's the 1st #CtenophoreCtuesday of #PrideMonth! If there was ever a LGBTQIA+ ambassador from the animal kingdom, it would definitely be a comb jelly! In addition to their rainbow-colored displays, most #ctenophores are hermaphrodites, producing both eggs & sperm 🏳️🌈🪼
📽️ www.instagram.com/taz_photo_/ 🦑
📽️ www.instagram.com/taz_photo_/ 🦑
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy this oddly-shaped comb jelly 🔊🪼 In order to keep their shape, deep-sea invertebrates are uniquely adapted to the pressures at depth. Read the original research: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
📽️ @mbarinews.bsky.social
#CtenophoreFunFacts 🦑 🧪
📽️ @mbarinews.bsky.social
#CtenophoreFunFacts 🦑 🧪
May 26, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, enjoy this oddly-shaped comb jelly 🔊🪼 In order to keep their shape, deep-sea invertebrates are uniquely adapted to the pressures at depth. Read the original research: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
📽️ @mbarinews.bsky.social
#CtenophoreFunFacts 🦑 🧪
📽️ @mbarinews.bsky.social
#CtenophoreFunFacts 🦑 🧪
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, take a look at a Venus girdle 🔊🎀🪼 Appearing like a ribbon dancing in the water, this unique comb jelly is the only member of its Genus (Cestum). Video credit: 📸 @pedrovalenciam (www.instagram.com/pedrovalenci...) #ctenophore #scicomm #MarineLife 🦑 🧪
May 19, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Happy #CtenophoreCtuesday! For your moment of zen, take a look at a Venus girdle 🔊🎀🪼 Appearing like a ribbon dancing in the water, this unique comb jelly is the only member of its Genus (Cestum). Video credit: 📸 @pedrovalenciam (www.instagram.com/pedrovalenci...) #ctenophore #scicomm #MarineLife 🦑 🧪
Hey #addOcean 👋 We'd love to be added to the 🦑 feed. We promote all things comb jelly & engage in #scicomm using hashtags #CtenophoreCtuesday & #CtenophoreFunFacts. The account is managed by @kevinthiessen.bsky.social, who previously created the award-winning @zebrafishrock.bsky.social. Thanks! 🙏
May 16, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Hey #addOcean 👋 We'd love to be added to the 🦑 feed. We promote all things comb jelly & engage in #scicomm using hashtags #CtenophoreCtuesday & #CtenophoreFunFacts. The account is managed by @kevinthiessen.bsky.social, who previously created the award-winning @zebrafishrock.bsky.social. Thanks! 🙏
Hello 👋 We'd love to be added to the 🧪 feed. We promote all things comb jelly & engage in #scicomm using hashtags #CtenophoreCtuesday & #CtenophoreFunFacts. The account is managed by @kevinthiessen.bsky.social, who previously created the award-winning @zebrafishrock.bsky.social. Thanks for your help
May 16, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Hello 👋 We'd love to be added to the 🧪 feed. We promote all things comb jelly & engage in #scicomm using hashtags #CtenophoreCtuesday & #CtenophoreFunFacts. The account is managed by @kevinthiessen.bsky.social, who previously created the award-winning @zebrafishrock.bsky.social. Thanks for your help