Medusa a la deriva por Matty Smith
Parece una galaxia viajando sobre el océano, pero se trata de la antomedusa botón azul, una colonia de individuos de la especie Porpita porpita. En verano, cientos de ellos son arrastrados por los vientos hasta las playas de la costa oriental de Australia. Estos organismos marinos son muy frágiles y, al tocarlos, se rompen en fragmentos.
El aspecto de estos cnidarios
es ramificado y filiforme, lo que recuerda a un vegetal. Algunos
ejemplares se instalan en bordes rocosos a poca profundidad y aprovechan
el movimiento de las olas para desplazarse
Cada lunes he empezado colgar una foto, por espectacular, rara, bonita o por captar un momento único e irrepetible, sobre Naturaleza (animales, plantas o lugares). La
que obtenga mas (+) y visitas sumadas dentro del mes sera nominada FOTO
DEL MES y a final de año, entre estas, nombraremos la mejor foto o FOTO
DEL AÑO. Os animo a que me mandéis al correo del blog vuestras
propuestas; el tema ya lo he dicho: LA NATURALEZA.
Each Monday I'm posting a picture, spectacular, rare, beautiful or to capture a unique and unrepeatable moment on Nature (animals, plants or places). Which
get more (+) and visits summed within one month will be nominated
picture of the month and end of year, we named the best photo or picture
of the year. I encourage you to send to the e-mail of this blog your
proposals; the subject I have already said: Nature.
This week: Medusa adrift by Matty Smith
It looks like a galaxy traveling over the ocean, but it is the blue button antomedusa, a colony of individuals of the species Porpita porpita. In summer, hundreds of them are blown by the winds to the beaches of the eastern coast of Australia. These marine organisms are very fragile and, when touched, they break into fragments.
The appearance of these cnidarians is branched and filiform, reminiscent of a vegetable. Some specimens are installed on shallow rocky edges and take advantage of the movement of the waves to move
It looks like a galaxy traveling over the ocean, but it is the blue button antomedusa, a colony of individuals of the species Porpita porpita. In summer, hundreds of them are blown by the winds to the beaches of the eastern coast of Australia. These marine organisms are very fragile and, when touched, they break into fragments.
The appearance of these cnidarians is branched and filiform, reminiscent of a vegetable. Some specimens are installed on shallow rocky edges and take advantage of the movement of the waves to move