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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thilina Sandaruwan" data-source="post: 8901675" data-attributes="member: 131814">They might look tasty but you probably wouldn't want one of these on your toast in the morning.For these bizarre fried eggs are actually a peculiar type of jellyfish that has just been successfully born in captivity.The  photos were taken by keen photographer Torben Webber, who scrambled for  his camera after hearing the unusual creatures had been born.<img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/11/24/article-1332605-0C3734C8000005DC-761_634x361.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The jellyfish looks like a poached egg that has  been dropped into a pan of water. The creature has a very mild sting  which has little effect on humansThe odd jellyfish are found naturally in the Mediterranean, because they require a huge amount of sunlight to survive.When  captive they are incredibly difficult to breed - but staff at Basel  Zoo, Switzerland, have managed to imitate their natural conditions and a  new batch of tiny jellyfish have been born.A  staff member said: 'Breeding is a real challenge because they're only  found in far-off ocean fisheries and transportation is so difficult.'So  we have to mimic the natural environment with special daylight lamps to  illuminate the aquarium as well as making sure there are lots of meals a  day.'The young jellyfish  are tiny, just a few centimetres but they take the egg shape right away -  we have to keep them away from the lights at first in case they  toast.' <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/11/24/article-1332605-0C3739F8000005DC-936_634x394.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The fried egg jellyfish need lots of sunlight to survive and are hard to breed in captivityThe fried egg jellyfish,  also known as medusa, produce eggs that are fertilised in sea water,  which then develop into a tiny larva fixed to sea bed organisms.They  can measure up to 35cm in diameter when fully grown, and in contrast to  most jellyfish they move on their own by moving the 'white' of the egg  in a waving motion.</blockquote>

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