American Comb Jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi)

I’ve always thought ctenophores (comb jellies, not jellyfish!) look really pretty, and it’s challenging to paint something almost completely transparent without making it look too flat. Also I’m feeling spacey today from the Eastern Standard time change, so I’m fantasizing about being a comb jelly, just drifting about in the current and surrounding my food whenever I’m hungry, because it feels too complicated to keep myself alive on days like this!

Reference photo (it’s the first one)