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Your Top 10 Jellyfish Questions Answered
Everything you didn’t know you wanted to know about jellyfish.
Jellyfish are among the most fascinating (and unique-looking) creatures of the sea! Did you know that these ancient invertebrates have been around long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth—more than 500 million years ago? Even though jellyfish have one of the most basic nervous system in a multicellular organism, they are able to produce toxic venom, emit light and may even hold the secrets to immortality (perhaps Voldemort should have looked into this?).
But there are many misconceptions surrounding jellyfish, finding that even my own basic knowledge comes only from a completely healthy dose of Spongebob episodes (did anyone else notice that they’re pretty much underwater bees?). But alas, Spongebob is an unreliable source to turn to for jellyfish information. So, in my pursuit for non-animated, accurate jellyfish facts, I’ve compiled a tidy list of all those questions that have kept you up at night.
While there are plenty more questions that we can ask about jellyfish, there is still much information about how these organisms operate that is unknown. It is our hope that this will at least bring you a small step closer towards understanding the countless jellyfish that roam the sea.
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