7.4K views · 112 reactions | Learn about one of the most diverse and peculiar organisms in the world – simple, yet complex and often astonishingly toxic. | National Geographic UK | Facebook

25M views · 112K reactions | Found in the far depths of the Eastern Pacific ocean, this rarely-seen jellyfish was first recorded in 1909. | National Geographic | Facebook

Rare sightings of giant phantom jellyfish — deep-sea creatures that look like UFO spaceships with thick ribbons streaming from their undersides — have been reported by cruise liner passengers who spotted the otherworldly animals off the coast of Antarctica, a new study finds. Learn more 👉 https://trib.al/V8t1IW0 | LiveScience

Incredible footage has captured a giant phantom jellyfish, also known as Stygiomedusa gigantea, during a deep-sea expedition off the coast of Argentina. The rare creature was filmed at a depth of 253 metres during an #ArgentinianDeepSeeps dive exploring the Colorado–Rawson submarine canyon wall. The footage was recorded by remotely operated vehicle ROV SuBastian, operated by the Schmidt Ocean Institute. The giant phantom jellyfish is one of the largest known jellyfish species in the world, yet r