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The Crambione Cookii jellyfish found on Nov. 14, 2013 off the coast of Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland (QLD), Australia could very well be the real life "Cookii Monster." It is like a monster because its sting is said to be so powerful that it can be felt in the surrounding water. However, unlike Cookie Monster from the popular TV show Sesame Street, this one isn't blue and obviously, doesn't eat cookies. On the contrary the Crambione Cookii jellyfish is pink, measures about 50 centimeters or two feet long and weighs about 20 kilograms.

According to Sunshine Coast Daily, the Crambione Cookii jellyfish got its name because it was discovered in Cooktown, Queensland. It was also named after Captain James Cook, a British captain in the Royal Navy who was also an explorer, navigator and cartographer.

The unusual looking jellyfish was thought to be extinct because it has been 103 years since it was last seen in 1910 by Alfred Gainsborough Mayor, an American scientist. Mayor reportedly just drew a picture of the Crambione Cookii jellyfish that he saw off the coast of Cooktown back then. Even so, it was never actually considered as extinct nor endangered. It was just hard to spot.

But now, it looks like sightings of it are becoming common in Australia.

UnderWater World aquarists on Parkyn Parade in Mooloolaba, QLD reportedly found it off the coast of Mooloolaba. Before they saw the Crambione Cookii jellyfish, there was no record of a photograph or film of this creature.

The "Cookii Monster" jellyfish was first seen in Mooloolaba by Puk Scivyer from UnderWater World as she was releasing a sea turtle they previously rescued.

"As soon as I saw it I realised it was a species I'd never seen before," Scivyer said in a report by The Daily Mail.

"But to then discover I was the first person to see this species in over a hundred years was just incredible," she added.

Scivyer also said in a Brisbane Times report that some people are contacting them at UnderWater World and are claiming that they also saw the Crambione Cookii jellyfish. Reported sightings include Cooktown and the Gold Coast areas of Australia.

"We have had several people contact us, some with photos they have taken underwater dating back to the 80s," Scivyer told Fairfax Media in the Brisbane Times Report.

"It's great that we're getting a clear picture of its range, the time of the year it appears, the depth of the water and the other animals who may live with it."

The UnderWater World team contacted jellyfish expert Dr. Lisa-Ann Gershwin to confirm the name of the jellyfish. They sent her a picture of the creature via text message and she confirmed that it was indeed the Crambione Cookii jellyfish. It will be preserved and sent to the Queensland Museum in Brisbane as a scientific specimen.

The Crambione Cookii jellyfish found off the coast of Mooloolaba, Australia is a huge scientific discovery. It is very unique and interesting. Hopefully, scientists will know more about it without causing it harm. Maybe they can even release it back into the ocean. But, that would be highly unlikely because it is so rare that's why it might be kept for examination for a long time, even after its death. Sesame Street's Cookie Monster might be more popular now, but it's not real, unlike the "Cookii Monster" jellyfish that is starting to get noticed and might one day surpass Cookie Monster's popularity.