Tentacle length36.5 m
20.3Bookcase heights
38.4 quintillionthsGlobular cluster widths
Longest recorded specimen; longer than a blue whale
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The world's longest known animal/Marine Life
The lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) holds the record for the longest known animal on Earth, and its trailing tentacles can stretch farther than a blue whale. Found in the cold waters of the North Atlantic and Arctic, it's a reminder that the ocean keeps producing things that feel like they shouldn't be real. Despite its massive size, it's mostly water, about 95%.
Longest recorded specimen; longer than a blue whale
Largest recorded bell
Large specimen; body is ~95% water
The frilly arms surrounding the mouth
Mostly drifts with currents