A tall tale, but not of a whale

 

Credit: Ole Kils 

LOL. What the fuck is this???

>>>The largest recorded specimen [of the Lion´s Mane Jellyfish] was measured off the coast of Massachusetts in 1865 and had a bell with a diameter of 210 centimetres (7 feet) and tentacles around 36.6 m (120 ft) long.

>>>The tentacles of larger specimens may trail as long as 30 m (100 ft) or more, with the tentacles of the longest known specimen measured at 36.6 m (120 ft) in length, although it has been suggested that this specimen may actually have belonged to a different Cyanea species. This unusual length – longer than a blue whale – has earned it the status of one of the longest known animals in the world.

So the largest/longest animal in the world (as in "ever") is a...jellyfish?!