I don't know if Cloud Creatures come in different species and genera, but this one is strikingly similar in appearance to another one that appears in the antique photograph shown below, which dates back 100 years (oh, all right, so I took the photo just a few years ago^) -- allowing for a certain indefiniteness of outline owing to the gaseous/plasmoidal nature of their bodies, of course:
They both follow an elegantly simple, streamlined, fish- or shrimp-like body plan, with a large head that accounts for a third of the overall length of the body, a well-defined jaw and a noticeable cinch or 'joint' at the neck (which gives the head a hard, even bony, appearance -- which is extremely curious given that these creatures are not made of any solid substance), and from there tapering toward a split tail. Also note what seems to be a tentacle at the top of the head, retracted in today's specimen and extended in the older one (the one in today's photo seems to be flying upside down, but this cannot be unusual for creatures native to the freedom of an atmospheric existence). The only obvious difference is that the one in the older photograph has what seems to be an eye in what would be the normal spot for it in a terrestrial animal (expand the photo for a better look), and today's specimen apparently does not, but that could be due to the low level of illumination. I would not be at all surprised if these two individuals belonged to the same, or at least closely related, species.
Related posts: #1. The Growth and Maturation of a Predatory Cloud; #2. A Cloud Found!
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