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Jellyfish Pictures From Our 2016 Underwater Photo Contest

By Scuba Diving Editors | Published On November 2, 2016
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Jellyfish Pictures From Our 2016 Underwater Photo Contest

Jellyfish Day is Nov. 3, and what better way to celebrate the ocean-themed holiday than looking at some incredible jellyfish pictures? Here are 10 of our favorite underwater photos of these otherworldly animals that were submitted to our 2016 Through Your Lens Photo Contest for your viewing pleasure.

Be sure to check out all of the underwater photo contest winners, and browse some of our other photo-contest favorites below.

2016 Photo Contest Winners
Sea Turtle Photos - 2016 Photo Contest
Shark Photos - 2016 Photo Contest
2015 Photo Contest Winners

Photo submissions for next year will open in January 2017, so make sure to check scubadiving.com/photocontest for details and updates on the 2017 Through Your Lens Photo Contest!

Photo captions provided by photographers


Crab riding on a jellyfish underwater photo

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Vania Kam

Underwater Spaceship
An adult crab — about the size of a human palm — catches a ride on this crown jellyfish. This amazing shot was the grand prize winner of our 2016 Underwater Photo Contest. Be jelly.

Crab riding on a jellyfish underwater photo

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Vania Kam

Travel Buddy
An adult crab (larger than a human palm) strolling around the ocean via a giant purple jellyfish.

Green sea turtle snacks on mosaic jellyfish underwater photo thailand

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Richard Carey

A Jelly Feast
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on mosaic jellyfish (Thysanostoma thysanura) in the Similan Islands, off the west coast of Thailand.

Jellyfish underwater photo

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Navapan Janjarasskul

Underwater Poisonous Mushroom
The temptation for the poisonous beauty, you know it's dangerous but you can't deny it. If there are poisonous mushrooms on land, then the jellyfish must be the underwater equivalent.

Jellyfish split level photo Black Sea

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Todor Dimitrov

Lonely
This lovely over/under shot shows a lone jellyfish just beneath the surface of The Black Sea.

Jellyfish underwater photo Mediterranean Sea

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Alberto Gallucci

Alien
I met this nice jellyfish during a night dive in the water of Cap Ferrat, Mediterranean Sea, France.

Moon jellyfish at sunset underwater in British Columbia

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Jay Holbrook

Moon Jelly Sunset
A moon jelly hovers over a pool of dappled rocks. The setting sun's rays are refracted in the ripples of the oncoming waves. The ambient light was perfect. No need for strobes. A magic moment during a late evening swim. Photo taken in Beachcomber Park, Nanoose Bay, British Columbia,Vancouver Island.

Upside down jellyfish in the mangroves of Cuba

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Pete Oxford

Upside Down Jellyfish
This upside down jellyfish was photographed in the mangrove system of Cuba.

Jellyfish underwater photo Thailand

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Yung-Sen Wu

Float
A jellyfish floats along peacefully in the waters of Phi Phi Island, Thailand.

Mauve stinger jellyfish in the Mediterranean Sea

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Maurizo Pasi

Pelagia
Pelagia noctiluca is a jellyfish in the family Pelagiidae. This species of jellyfish, known in Europe as the mauve stinger, is widely distributed in all warm and temperate waters of the world's oceans, including the Mediterranean Sea.