Giant jellyfish leaves diver in awe

Giant jellyfish leaves diver in awe

A barrel jellyfish, the size of a human, was spotted near Falmouth, England by broadcaster and biologist Lizzie Daly.

Giant jellyfish spotted by divers / YouTube BBC
Giant jellyfish spotted by divers / YouTube BBC

"Breathless" is how she described encountering the magnificent creature which was the size of a human. According to BBC News, she says that these types of jellyfish grow up to the size of a human, but she has never seen one before.

Daly, who was exploring the waters as part of her campaign "Wild Ocean Week", added the jellyfish was a big as herself and was caught on video.

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Barrel jellyfish are the largest species of jellyfish in British seas, but it is extremely rare to spot one of the size Daly did. They are frequently washed up on the UK's coastlines during the summer months.

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Main image courtesy of BBC

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