Human size jellyfish stuns divers off the coast of UK

Lizzie Daly, a biologist and ambassador for the United Kingdom's Marine Conservation Society had a great encounter with this stunning creature under water off the coast of UK. The divers shared on social media of what they saw - a massive human size jellyfish that passed by in front of them. 

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Daly and Abbott had been diving for about half and hour when they saw a surreal encounter with a roughly 5-foot-long barrel jellyfish.

"What an unforgettable experience, I know barrel jellyfish get really big in size but I have never seen anything like it before," Daly wrote on her Instagram where she made a stunning photograph together with the massive creature.

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SO THIS JUST HAPPENED😱💙 Diving with a giant barrel jellyfish! I could not think of a better way to celebrate the end of #WildOceanWeek. The full video of the dive is LIVE right now! I'll put the link in my stories if anybody wants to spend just two minutes watching this breathtaking moment coming face to face with a barrel jellyfish THE SAME SIZE AS ME while diving off of the coast of Falmouth 💙 What an unforgettable experience, I know barrel jellyfish get really big in size but I have never seen anything like it before! For anybody who is in Cornwall do come on down to Maenporth tomorrow at 12pm for a beach clean. There should be a good crowd of us rounded up now so it will be fun - and it will be followed by a small talk about the trip! Thank you Wild Ocean Week and of course the @sharkman_dan for the incredible footage 🎥😍

A post shared by Lizzie Daly (@dalylizzie) on Jul 13, 2019 at 1:17pm PDT

The species is characterized by eight puffy arms capped by stinging tentacles and a large, globular head that lends the creature.