I'm pretty sure that this Cannonball jelly was still alive at the time this photo was taken. It was pulsating very slightly. In addition to that, it looks like a sphere, while the dead one below has deflated. :(
These jellies are strong swimmers, but I guess they have to wash up some time. :S
My sister found one jelly that had a rock crab stuck in it! The crab's normally hard shell was all soft and gushy.. O_o... I think that the crab tried to eat the jellyfish, but got trapped inside and died. I don't think the jellyfish tried to eat the crab because I've read several places that these jellies only eat zooplankton.
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