August 20, 2013

A "Smack Of Jellyfish" At The Baltimore Aquarium...

Upside - Down Jellyfish

Stunningly beautiful !
A gathering of Jellyfish is also called
a "Smack Of Jellyfish".

We spent the day in Baltimore, Maryland.
One of our stops was The Baltimore Aquarium.





This was an overhead snap of the new
Blacktip Reef Exhibit.
The exhibit holds 265,000 gallons 
of carefully maintained salt water.  
It is "home" for the Blacktip Reef Shark, 
and 65 different animal species.

For a live video cam, go to Black Tip Reef Exhibit...
(give it a minute to load)





This is Calypso, a Sea Turtle, who also lives 
in the Blacktip Reef.
This picture does not even begin to show how
huge this Sea Turtle is...
But, the following picture does !





A diver is feeding romaine lettuce to Calypso.
The turtle is easily as large as the man !





This gorgeous Jellyfish display greeted 
and guided us to the "Jellies Invasion", 
a stunning exhibit of 9 different Jellyfish species.




Australian Spotted Jellyfish

Mesmerizing...




Moon Jelly




Pacific Sea Nettle Jellyfish

The 'Jellies Invasion' is a temporary exhibit.
It was one of the highlights of the day...
beautiful and calming to watch.



Enjoy your day !
Rose