A Predatory tunicate looks like a jellyfish that has taken the form of a Venus flytrap in the deep.
But there is a lot more to it.

Predatory Tunicate   © Monterey Bay Aquarium

Predatory tunicates (Megalodicopia hians) are carnivorous invertebrates that live anchored along canyon walls 200 to 1000 meters in the deep sea. Its open hood is constantly waiting for tiny animals like zooplankton to swim by, so it can rapidly close it to trap the prey inside.

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