Wednesday Zen Moment: Photos of fish inside jellyfish wow internet

A photographer captured what might best be described as an real-life underwater matryoshka set.

Tim Samuel snapped photos of these living nesting dolls in the waters off Byron Bay on Australia’s east coast: A fish completely engulfed in a jellyfish.

“I found this fish trapped inside a Jellyfish while freediving in Byron Bay,” Samuel posted on Instagram. “He was trapped in there but controlled where the Jellyfish was moving.”

T R A P P E D – Woke up this morning to my phone going crazy due to one my photos being reposted by @discoverocean. Here’s another photo from that day. I found this fish trapped inside a Jellyfish while freediving in Byron Bay. He was trapped in there but controlled where the Jellyfish was moving. Prints are available through my website – link in bio

A photo posted by Tim Samuel (@timsamuelphotography) on Jun 3, 2016 at 4:34pm PDT

His photos, actually taken last December, went viral this week after @discoverocean posted them to its more than 660,000 followers.

“We knew we had found something special, but had no idea just how unique and rare this sighting was,” Samuel wrote of his sighting while scouting for nature shots. “I’m completely blown away by all the attention it is getting from all over the world.”

I’m loving hearing where you are all from and where you saw this posted, keep it up, it’s putting a big smile on my face It is crazy how much attention this little guy is getting. When @franny.plumridge and I stumbled upon it we knew we had found something special, but had no idea just how unique and rare this sighting was. I’m completely blown away by all the attention it is getting from all over the world.

A photo posted by Tim Samuel (@timsamuelphotography) on Jun 7, 2016 at 1:13am PDT

Photos Tim Samuel

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