Fig. 2. Swim trajectories. During the 3 min in the flow chamber the medusae behaved
differently depending on the visual appearance of the obstacle. When high
contrast obstacles were present (A,B), the medusae swam against the current
and in general kept at a distance from them. When transparent obstacles with
or without a black top were present, the medusae did not respond to them and
either bumped into them and passed them (T. cystophora, C) or kept
swimming into them (C. bronzie, D). It should be noted that the
tracks represent the movements of the top of the bell and therefore contacts
with the obstacles by other parts of the bell can have taken place without the
track showing it.