I posted this elsewhere but got a slightly better video of it this time. Just for fun, I’m culturing some leaf litter from a natural freshwater pond in a jar to see what develops. Lots of expected copepods, ostracods, insect larvae etc… but this thing is a mystery to me. It’s free floating, not attached to the glass. It pulses at irregular intervals and seems to be feeding on a layer of paramecium in the water column. Kind of like the Medusa stage of a jellyfish. For reference I’m in Texas, USA. Thanks for any ideas!
by jeffluckclub
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that’s a win!
[https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/freshwater-jellyfish.htm](https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/freshwater-jellyfish.htm)
i think.
Wow that really looks like a jellyfish