The spotted jellyfish (Mastigias papua) has a brownish umbrella with white spots. With thick tentacles resembling the arms of an octopus, this creature is known in Japan astako-kurage, or "octopus jellyfish." The spotted jellyfish gets its color from the algae that lives within its umbrella....
The legs/tentacles/stingers/not-sure-what-they’re called were glowing too, but you can’t see it very well in the pictures. These cost me about $28 total to make both costumes. The best part is that you can simply “take off your hat” when you’ve had enough of being a jellyfi...
Manabu Nakamata, a 38-year-old diver from Nagoya and an admirer of the monster jellyfish, says, "They are surprisingly hard to the touch. They are big, and extremely impressive." Big indeed --Echizen kuragecan grow up to 2 meters (6 ft. 7 in.) in diameter and weigh up to 200 ki...