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The National Aquarium remains closed on Wednesday, January 28, will reopen at 12 noon on Thursday, January 29.
Wallpaper Wednesdays: Jellies Are Our Jam
While every day is a jellyfish day at the National Aquarium, the official Jellyfish Day falls in November.
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Freshen up your home screen with our one-of-a-kind wallpapers featuring Pacific sea nettles, found in the National Aquarium's Jellies Invasion exhibit.
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Pacific sea nettles are particularly beautiful jellies, with their pulsing, pleated yellowish-brown bells and striking tentacles that combine thick, translucent ruffles trailing delicate threads of deep yellow to dark red. These tentacles are covered with stinging cells that are lethal to prey—although not dangerous to people.