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Meet the deadly beauty, Beroe forskalii.
Don’t be fooled by this dazzling deep-sea dweller. Beroe forskalii is actually a fierce predator. Comb jellies, or ctenophores, are gelatinous animals that swim by waving tiny hair-like projections called “ctenes.” Beroe also has tiny hairs along its wide mouth that act like teeth and help it grab onto its prey. When it bumps into another comb jelly, it holds on using these “teeth,” opens its mouth wide, and tries to swallow its prey whole.
