Jellyfish lakes in Indonesia - Kakaban, Misool
Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Ad0a0m In Indonesia there is some islands with lakes, some of them are very popular, some not explored yet, where thousands of jellyfish live, making it interesting for diving. One of them is Kakaban island in Derawan archipelago, East Kalimantan. It has biggest stingless jellyfish lake in the world. Here the jellyfish consist of four different species which do not have the ability to harm humans with their stinging cells. They are Aurelia aurita with a transparent body, Tripedalia cystophora which is fingertip size, Mastigias papua is like a green-brown bulb, and Cassiopea ornata which is an upside-down jellyfish with upright tentacles. Although they cannot sting humans, they still have poison and can sting their prey. Similar lakes exist in other parts of Indonesia - for instance, Raja Ampat, Misool. The lakes have warm brackish water and the bottom is covered with marine green algae. There are other animals, including sea cucumbers, gobies, sea anemones, tunicates, crustaceans, nudibranchs, orange purple clams and yellow clams on the branches, and snakes. Read more - https://forum.awd.ru/viewtopic.php?f=239&t=336151&start=240#p9246435
Wanna watch new videos first? Please, support me on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Ad0a0m In Indonesia there is some islands with lakes, some of them are very popular, some not explored yet, where thousands of jellyfish live, making it interesting for diving. One of them is Kakaban island in Derawan archipelago, East Kalimantan. It has biggest stingless jellyfish lake in the world. Here the jellyfish consist of four different species which do not have the ability to harm humans with their stinging cells. They are Aurelia aurita with a transparent body, Tripedalia cystophora which is fingertip size, Mastigias papua is like a green-brown bulb, and Cassiopea ornata which is an upside-down jellyfish with upright tentacles. Although they cannot sting humans, they still have poison and can sting their prey. Similar lakes exist in other parts of Indonesia - for instance, Raja Ampat, Misool. The lakes have warm brackish water and the bottom is covered with marine green algae. There are other animals, including sea cucumbers, gobies, sea anemones, tunicates, crustaceans, nudibranchs, orange purple clams and yellow clams on the branches, and snakes. Read more - https://forum.awd.ru/viewtopic.php?f=239&t=336151&start=240#p9246435