Photograph by Ciemon Frank Caballes , National Geographic Your Shot
The residents of Jellyfish Lake on Eil Malk one of the Rock Islands of Palau surround a snorkeler in their midst. The saltwater lake s golden jellyfish, harmless to humans, spend much of their lives following the sun as it makes its daily progress across the sky. For these jellies, sunlight is essential: It nourishes the algae-like organisms that live symbiotically in their tissues.
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