Hermien Roux from Gauteng Nature Conservation found these freshwater jellyfish at the Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve in a small reservoir (10th January 2001).

Photographs by Annelise Gerber.

Find out more about freshwater jellyfish at http://www.iup.edu/~tpeard/jellyfish.htmlx (this species, Craspedacusta sowerbii) and http://angelicus.netliberte.org/articles/meduse/meduse.htm (the African species, Limnocnida tanganyicae) - if you require assistance in reading the second article, which is in French, try the Babel Fish.

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Jellyfish side view 20010110 Jellyfish bell swimming 20010110 Jellyfish flat view 20010110 Jellyfish overview 20010110 Two jellyfish swimming 20010110