Me? King of the ocean? I just don’t sea it!
CAPTURED floating in the turquoise shallows off the coast of Orkney, it is not hard to see how they got their name.
With trailing tentacles that can grow up to 100ft in length – longer than a Blue Whale – the lion’s mane jellyfish can lay claim to being the king of the ocean.
They are just one of the creatures to have been captured in a remarkable four-year photography project around the coast of Orkney.
The pictures, taken by wildlife cameraman and photographer
Raymond Besant, are featured in his new book, Naturally Orkney: Coastline.
He said: ‘Charismatic species like orca, otters and grey seals feature as well as stories about time spent lying in the seaweed and purpose-built hides waiting for elusive species and the light needed to create some special images. It’s really a celebration of the wildlife to be found around our coast during the year.’