Coastal waters of eastern and northern Australia are primarily where the blubber jellyfish can be found. Something interesting is they can also be found in intertidal estuaries. Even though they can be found in estuaries and open water they may drift to shore due to tides and wind. I found intertidal estuaries to be interesting because they are areas where the water invades the land due to the moon's movement.

The blubber jellyfish is carnivorous, it feeds primarily on zooplankton. Even though it has no mouth there are many tiny openings in its tentacles. The tentacles also have stinging cells that can capture small crustaceans and other types of zooplankton.

The bell of this Jelly can be up to 16 inches wide. The body is rounded up top and there are eight textured arms, each arm with three wings. The color of each blubber jellyfish varies from brown, white, or pale blue. They have a white cross inside the body, visible through the bell up to 35 centimeters across.