For whatever reason, I’ve always been intrigued by Jellyfish.  There is something about the way they gently swash through the ocean, their different sizes and vibrant colors.  Did you know that the turritopsis nutricula species of jellyfish is the only immortal animal known to man?

So with this longstanding interest, you could imagine my excitement a couple years back find this instructable for an LED Jellyfish Costume.

The instructable was written by a member named deadinsect, and remains my favorite instructable to date.  I originally made my own Jellyfish helmet for Halloween in 2008, but later decided it would be fun to start taking it with with me festivals and shows.  I’ve probably worn it to around a dozen or so shows and as you can imagine it always garners a great deal of attention.   I even met another Jellyfish who had implemented the same instructable at Phish’s Festival 8.  I also made a little miniature jellyfish following the same process described in the instructable, just using a smaller bowl and EL Wire.

If anyone plans on building their own Jellyfish helmet and needs some advice, please feel free to contact me.  I can tell you where I found certain materials, or help with any questions you might have regarding the construction process.  Just leave a comment here, or shoot me an email.  And if anyone else out there has already built their own jellyfish costume or has seen one at a show/festival, please contact me, I’d love to hear from you

Links

• Jellyfish Helmet Instructable by deadinsect
• Video of deadinsect’s original jellyfish helmet
• Video of my eletro-jellyfish-man costume (Halloween 2008)
• Video of some jellies other’s made following the instructable