Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Jellyfish

May be same species as the Upside-down  Jellyfish and is found in the Pacific & Indian Oceans
This beautiful jellyfish is called the "Mauve Stinger"  It is found in the Indian, Meditteranean, Northeastern Atlantic & Pacific Oceans.  It glows by producing bioluminescent lights
Jellyfish are really invertebrates and not fish.  Their bodies resemble jelly. Some Jellyfish can be very large where their bell shaped body will reach about three feet and their tentacles can be quite a few feet long.

Upside-down Jellyfish found in the Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean
Jellyfish are related to sea anemones and corals and there are about 200 species or more of jellyfish .

Box Jellyfish are found in tropical waters like the South Pacific and within a few minutes they can kill a person with  just one sting.   One of the only creatures not affected by its sting is the sea turtle who sometimes eats them

1 comment:

  1. Speaking of jellyfish, have you ever heard of the immortal jellyfish?

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