May 13, 2023

I am a Mangrove Upside-down Jellyfish

I live in warm, shallow waters

Sometimes crabs carry me on their back

To protect then from predators and marauders.

Location: Crane Point Hammock, Marathon

Sources: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cassiopea_xamachana/

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson