Upside Down Jellyfish?

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Upside Down Jellyfish?

We were snorkeling in the back waters at DuBois County Park at Jupiter Inlet, Florida. We came across a creature that looks like an upside down jellyfish on the bottom. We tried to see it's underside, and it went back to it's original position. I found 2-3 of them as we were snorkeling. They ranged in size of 12" in diameter to the smaller one that was 2-3" in diameter. Any ideas?

 

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This is an upside down jelly. We see them occasionally at Blue Heron Bridge.

 

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Thanks! Nice pic too!

 

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rlskill1:

Thanks! Nice pic too!

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TY! I don't know why the photo is so huge. So that is what you saw?

 

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You can see one in action 1:30 into this video

 

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I tried snorkeling there once, the water was incredibly murky but I kept swimming further. Visibility was about 1ft. and there were upside down jellyfish EVERYWHERE. I didn't know whether or not they could sting, so I couldn't wait to get outta there.

 

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Zzzz:

I tried snorkeling there once, the water was incredibly murky but I kept swimming further. Visibility was about 1ft.

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It has been known to happen...

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and there were upside down jellyfish EVERYWHERE. I didn't know whether or not they could sting, so I couldn't wait to get outta there.

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Huh? In most cases, they are happy to exist on the bottom of the ocean. Most that are photographed off the ocean floor have been coaxed to swim in open water...