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Clues to future of undersea exploration may reside inside a jellyfish-like creature
![A siphonophore glides through the sea.](/news/mmg/media/images/Marrus_orthocanna_1170-770x460_f.jpg)
A siphonophore, an animal with colonies of propulsion jets, glides through the sea.
Credit: Kevin Raskoff/Wikimedia Commons
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![siphonophore specimen](/news/mmg/media/images/Nanomia1_f_f.jpg)
Scientists see possibilities for future undersea exploration in the secrets of a siphonophore.
Credit: David Liittschwager
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![Two divers under water](/news/mmg/media/images/110329KKC_55_f.jpg)
Biologists are blue-water diving to study siphonophores and related marine life.
Credit: Eric Klos
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![Jack Costello and a colleague conduct research on siphonophores in the laboratory.](/news/mmg/media/images/Costello-Lederer(1)_f.jpg)
Jack Costello and colleagues conduct research on siphonophores in the laboratory.
Credit: Providence College
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![Marrus orthocanna, a physonect siphonophore](/news/mmg/media/images/orange_600 NOAA_f.jpg)
M. orthocanna, a physonect siphonophore, trails dozens of tentacles that snare prey.
Credit: NOAA
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![A siphonophore is coiled in mid-water depths, tentacles dangling](/news/mmg/media/images/sulculeolaria_600 NOAA_f.jpg)
A siphonophore is coiled in mid-water depths, tentacles dangling, to entangle unwary prey.
Credit: NOAA
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