Jelly Ring

 | Feature | Details | | :--- | :--- | | **Species** | *Thermodont sufganiyah* ("heat eating jelly donut") | | **Type** | Mobile | | **Category** | Forager | | **Biome** | Graveyard, Root Canyon | | **Attitude** | Passive | | **Scan Status** | Currently bugged (not scannable as of Early Access 1.2) |   ![Jelly Ring render](Jelly Ring render.png)  -**Jelly Ring** is a passive lifeform found in Subnautica 2.+**Jelly Ring** is a passive lifeform found in high-temperature areas of Planet 4546B.  -As of **Early Access 1.2 - Buddy System**, the Jelly Ring is no longer scannable. This change is likely a bug because the Jelly Ring remains abundant throughout the **Graveyard** and **Root Canyon**.+> **Note:** As of Early Access 1.2 - Buddy System, the Jelly Ring is no longer scannable. This is likely a bug, as the creature remains abundant in the Graveyard and Root Canyon biomes.   ## Appearance  -Jelly Rings have a ring-shaped internal body that is enveloped by a thick layer of jelly-like mucus, embedded in which are rings of orange zooids, encircling the inner body. Projecting from the outer layer are short stalks tipped with orange flower-like structures, and thin tendrils dangle from the underside of the ring.+Jelly Rings have a ring-shaped internal body enveloped by a thick layer of jelly-like mucus. Embedded within this mucus are rings of orange zooids that encircle the inner body. Short stalks tipped with orange, flower-like structures project from the outer layer, while thin tendrils dangle from the underside of the ring.   ## Behavior  -Jelly Rings can be found in areas with high temperatures and drift passively around the ocean. They can often be seen propelling upwards and rising into shallower areas, but will never go near the surface.+Jelly Rings drift passively around the ocean in areas with high temperatures. They are often seen propelling themselves upwards into shallower waters, though they never approach the surface. Occasionally, they settle around hydrothermal vents to feed before moving on.  -Occasionally Jelly Rings can be found settled around hydrothermal vents, feeding for a time before they move on.-  ## Databank Entry  -> **Jelly Ring**->-> Jelly ring (tentatively *Thermodont sufganiyah*, heat eating jelly donut). Not a jelly, but full of jelly. Feeds on the heat and chemical flux of hydrothermal vents.->-> 1. **Pyrosome**: A colony of tiny clone animals called zooids. Unlike solitary tunicates (like the lucifer rotsac), these zooid tunicates work together to build a larger structure.-> 2. **Ring**: The jelly ring settles around hydrothermal vents like a wheel on an axle. When a vent dies, the jelly can migrate to a new vent by swimming.-> 3. **Mucus baskets**: Flowerlike structures around the ring are mucus-lined pumps for water and hydrothermal vent flux. The pumps can be reversed to serve as swimming thrusters. They also serve as exchange sites for organisms feeding on the ring's interior jelly.-> 4. **Inner jelly**: The inner toroid circulates hot, mineral-rich water pulled in by the mucus baskets. Specialized zooids digest feedwater (using symbiotic bacteria) into a latex-like sap. This jelly coagulates on contact with water, plugging holes in the ring. It is rich with complex chemistry, including sugars, starches, oils and gums.-> 5. **Bioluminescence**: The zooids in the jelly ring communicate with light, rather than nerve cells. The ring is strongly bioluminescent and will react to stimuli.-> 6. **Jellyfall**: Earthly jellies and pyrosomes die and fall to the sea floor, fertilizing the deeps with nutrients. Strangely, there are signs that living jelly rings travel to deep sites and expel their jelly—giving up their calories for no apparent benefit. Natural selection cannot produce behaviors which hurt the individual to help the ecosystem. (Alterra ecology experts consider theories of multi-level selection obfuscatory and counterproductive.) This may be a farming behavior, or a donation to unknown relatives on the seafloor.->-> **Assessment**: may be a source of complex chemistry and even edible fats or sugars if tapped. Likely flammable in air.+![Jelly Ring](Jelly Ring.png)  +**Jelly Ring** (tentatively *Thermodont sufganiyah*, "heat eating jelly donut"). Not a jelly, but full of jelly. Feeds on the heat and chemical flux of hydrothermal vents.+ +1. **Pyrosome**: A colony of tiny clone animals called zooids. Unlike solitary tunicates (like the lucifer rotsac), these zooid tunicates work together to build a larger structure.+2. **Ring**: The jelly ring settles around hydrothermal vents like a wheel on an axle. When a vent dies, the jelly can migrate to a new vent by swimming.+3. **Mucus Baskets**: Flower-like structures around the ring are mucus-lined pumps for water and hydrothermal vent flux. The pumps can be reversed to serve as swimming thrusters. They also serve as exchange sites for organisms feeding on the ring's interior jelly.+4. **Inner Jelly**: The inner toroid circulates hot, mineral-rich water pulled in by the mucus baskets. Specialized zooids digest feedwater (using symbiotic bacteria) into a latex-like sap. This jelly coagulates on contact with water, plugging holes in the ring. It is rich with complex chemistry, including sugars, starches, oils, and gums.+5. **Bioluminescence**: The zooids in the jelly ring communicate with light, rather than nerve cells. The ring is strongly bioluminescent and will react to stimuli.+6. **Jellyfall**: Earthly jellies and pyrosomes die and fall to the sea floor, fertilizing the deeps with nutrients. Strangely, there are signs that living jelly rings travel to deep sites and expel their jelly—giving up their calories for no apparent benefit. Natural selection cannot produce behaviors which hurt the individual to help the ecosystem. (Alterra ecology experts consider theories of multi-level selection obfuscatory and counterproductive.) This may be a farming behavior, or a donation to unknown relatives on the seafloor.+ +**Assessment:** May be a source of complex chemistry and even edible fats or sugars if tapped. Likely flammable in air.+  ## Gallery   ### In Game  -![A Jelly Ring in the Graveyard.](Jelly Ring Day cropped.jpg)-![Top view of a Jelly Ring.](Jelly Ring top.png)-![A Jelly Ring seated on a heat vent.](Jelly Ring on vent.png)-![Bioluminescence at night.](Jelly Ring Night better cropped .jpg)+![A Jelly Ring in the Graveyard](Jelly Ring Day cropped.jpg)+![Top view of a Jelly Ring](Jelly Ring top.png)+![A Jelly Ring seated on a heat vent](Jelly Ring on vent.png)+![Bioluminescence at night](Jelly Ring Night better cropped .jpg)