The fascinating Jellyfish is a soft, boneless, marine animal belonging to the phylum Cnidaria. Looking like an opened umbrella with it's gelatinous body and long, stinging tentacles.
Most species of the jellyfish are fully or partially transparent or translucent. Some species displaying vibrant colors while a few have some amount of bioluminescent. This elegant-innocent looking creature has special stinging cells known as cnidocytes used to capture prey and defend against any predators including humans. A large number of jellyfish are carnivorous, feeding on small fish, plankton, and other invertebrates in the oceans. It is belived that some species of jellyfish have mortality.

Types of Jellyfish

Scyphozoa
This is the true jellyfish, the most common type with a distinctive bell shape.

Cubozoa
The box jellyfish well Known for their powerful venom and box-like shape. Try not to think of keeping one as a pet. It's sting is painful and potentially deadly

Staurozoa
The stalked jellyfish attached to a stalk, these jellyfish are often found in shallow waters.

Hydrozoa
The small jellyfish are those tiny, colonial jellyfish that form complex structures.

Human Interaction

Jellyfish infested water is not ideal for swimming, the box jellyfish venom is potentially deadly, but Jellyfish are used for medicine in the production of pain relief and cancer research drugs. It is belived that soft robotics technologie was inspired by Jellyfish.

Jellyfish in the pot

Jellyfish are considered a delicacy in some cultures in places like China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia, Turkey and Greece.

It could be dried, salted, boiled or stir-fried with vegetables and spices. Some popular jellyfish dishes are:

Chinese Jellyfish Salad:
Mixed with vegetables, sesame oil, and soy sauce.

Japanese Jellyfish Sashimi:
Sliced and served raw with soy sauce and wasabi.

Korean Jellyfish Stew:
Cooked with vegetables and spices.

Don't eat what you don't know. I personally will admire it and would draw it. Eating something you don't know how to process can be dangerous.

What do we need when drawing a Jellyfish?

To draw the seahorse, I got this comfortable seat with all needed materials in place. Below are the items I made use of.

Item	Qty	Description
A Guide	1	to look and draw
Galaxy A15	1	Capturing the steps
Plain Paper	1	used as a canvas
HB/2 Pencil	1	for sketching
An Eraser	1	for cleaning errors
Colour pencils	1	for colouring

The Procedure

Step 1 [Preparing the Canvas]

Here is my drawing paper, cut and ready for todays drawing.

I started the drawing of the jellyfish with my username and date at the side of the plain paper.

Step 2

Next was the jellyfish body which looked more like that of an open umbrella.

Step 3

At this point, I added the oral arms of the jellyfish.

Step 4

I now added the tentacles to the jellyfish, the whole outline is ready, makes it look more like an jellyfish.

Adding more details to the outline.

Step 5 [Shading ]

Step 6 [Finishing]

It's time for my selfie

It's time for another selfie with the drawing. I will love to have the following Steemians participate in this drawing contest @edukan, @bela90 and @oasiskp

Media Credit

Graphics by	@manuelhooks
Captured with	Galaxy A15
Edited with	Photo App

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