Joel BergsmaUnderwater photographer · Expedition diver

Palau07°21'N 134°29'EJan 2011 to Jan 201259 photos

Jellyfish Lake

Snorkeling Jellyfish Lake, Palau on a sunny day (Jan. 26, 2012).

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A beautiful Golden Jellyfish with six nematocyst-bearing tentacles. Jellyfish Lake, Palau, 2011. See Paul Humann, et al, Reeff Creature Identification (2010), page 17.Intova Digital CameraIntova Digital CameraIntova Digital Camera
A beautiful Golden Jellyfish with a bell shaped dome. Jellyfish Lake, Palau, 2011. See Paul Humann, et al, Reeff Creature Identification (2010), page 17.Intova Digital CameraIntova Digital CameraA beautiful Golden Jellyfish whose dome is reacting to the sunlight it is chasing in the Jellyfish Lake, Palau, 2011. See Paul Humann, et al, Reeff Creature Identification (2010), page 17.
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Intova Digital CameraIntova Digital CameraIntova Digital CameraA beautiful Golden Jellyfish with a bell shaped dome chases the sunlight in Jellyfish Lake, Palau, 2011. See Paul Humann, et al, Reeff Creature Identification (2010), page 17.
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Intova Digital CameraA beautiful Golden Jellyfish that over the eons of time in Jellyfish Lake, Palau, has lost its sting (because of a lack of predators in that lake). See Paul Humann, et al, Reeff Creature Identification (2010), page 17.Intova Digital CameraA beautiful Golden Jellyfish with a bell shaped dome. Jellyfish Lake, Palau, 2011. See Paul Humann, et al, Reeff Creature Identification (2010), page 17.Intova Digital Camera
Intova Digital CameraIntova Digital CameraA beautiful Golden Jellyfish with a bell shaped dome. Jellyfish Lake, Palau, 2011. See Paul Humann, et al, Reeff Creature Identification (2010), page 17.Intova Digital Camera
A beautiful Golden Jellyfish with a bell shaped dome. Jellyfish Lake, Palau, 2011. See Paul Humann, et al, Reeff Creature Identification (2010), page 17.Intova Digital CameraA beautiful Golden Jellyfish with a bell shaped dome. Jellyfish Lake, Palau, 2011. See Paul Humann, et al, Reeff Creature Identification (2010), page 17.Intova Digital Camera
Intova Digital CameraIntova Digital CameraA small silver fish swims among Golden Jellyfish with their bell shaped domes in Jellyfish Lake, Palau, 2011. See Paul Humann, et al, Reeff Creature Identification (2010), page 17.Intova Digital Camera
The Jellyfish Lake divesite is shown at the lower right side of this topographic map of Koror and the rock islands. It is located in the interior of the rock island and requires a hike to access.Aerial photo of Jellyfish Lake on the left (lower center).Entrance to Jellyfish Lake, Palau. Only snorkel gear is permitted.Floating dock entrance to Jellyfish Lake, Palau. Access requires a hike from the dive boat dock over the hill shown in the photo.
Golden Jellyfish.Golden Jellyfish.Golden Jellyfish. The highlighted figure on top looks human.Golden Jellyfish.
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Golden Jellyfish.Golden Jellyfish.Golden Jellyfish.A short video of Golden Jellyfish swimming in Jellyfish Lake, Palau.
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