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:

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