Associate Professor Ian Tibbetts, a fish biologist at the Centre for Marine Science at the University of Queensland, says that while it’s difficult to tell from photos alone, the fish looks like it could be a juvenile trevally, which are known to seek shelter among the stingers of certain jellyfish. In this case, the situation may have taken a surprise turn for the small fish, which ended up inside the jellyfish.

Glancing at this image does not give clarity on what it is, so someone’s description is required. It is an intersection of nature’s surprises and the even greater surprise of a photographer capturing nature’s surprises. As if you needed us to remind you how awesome nature is, we send you to Tim Samuel’s portfolio, where you can also order prints and learn that he:

…is an ocean obsessed, lover of photography and adventures.

Based out of Byron Bay, Australia.

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Fish Trapped Inside A Jellyfish

IF FISH CAN be said to have facial expressions, then the look on this little one’s face would certainly appear to be saying something along the lines of: “oh dear, how did I get here?”

Or, as one commenter on the social media platform Reddit (where this image was originally shared) suggested: “Honey, you probably won’t believe this, but I’m stuck in a jellyfish.”

The bizarre occurence was captured in the waters off Byron Bay, New South Wales, by photographer Tim Samuel. “I have never seen anything like it,” said Tim, who was snorkelling with local videographer Franny Plumridge (pictured in the top image) at the time.

“It seemed completely trapped in there, like it had somehow managed to swim inside and then was unable to back itself out. The fish was able to propel the jellyfish forward and controlled its movement to an extent, the jellyfish threw it off balance though and they would wobble around, and sometimes get stuck doing circles.

“I contemplating freeing the fish as I felt bad for it, but in the end decided to just let nature run its course, which was a difficult decision for me to make.”…

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