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Published: March 1st 2009
A glowing green salt water lake lies in the middle of one of the rock islands. Jellyfish from the ocean were trapped in it ages ago and without the normal sea predators evolved so that they no longer sting. They swim a few kilometers a day in a circuit around the lake, keeping in the sun to support their symbiotic algae. You can swim in the lake with them while they harmlessly pulse their way around you. It would be brilliant for someone to film them and sell the videos as stress relieving videos like those fish videos. It's mesmerizing and peaceful to watch them harmlessly pulse all around you.
Our last dive in Palau was at a site called "Virgin Blue Hole" where we dove into an deep opening in the top of the reef and out through a hole in the bottom. After the dive I dropped my mask and snorkel when waiting to climb back into the boat and it promptly sank into the great blue abyss. Worse yet, Toby's camera stopped working - just purple and black streaks across the screen. It was a real Twilight Zone moment. Apparently the virgin blue hole punished us for
Moon jellyfish
They stay near the bottom of the lake during the day and come up at night. So I don't know if their name refers to their nocturnal glee or their color and shape. violating her. ;-)
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paul Zikmanis
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Jellies & Manta
That manta is beautiful! How close were you? It looks like an alien space craft or something. The jellies were cool. Did you touch any? I assume they're safe to touch.