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Jellyfish tentacles have a variety of jobs. Their main purpose is to capture food. Usually they trail behind the jelly to fish for prey. Once contacted, tentacles have specialized cells that sting, stick to, or entangle the prey to immobilize it. The tentacle then contracts and draws the prey towards the mouth of the jellyfish, where oral arms push the food into the oral cavity for consumption.
Tentacles sometimes are also used to aid locomotion, grasp onto substrates, and ward off enemies.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 12y agoSelf defense and/or to capture prey or food
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∙ 8y agojellyfish poison things, like fish, to eat. jellyfish also poison YOU if you come to close
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∙ 12y agoI think the tentacles use is to kill animals and get prey. I am just a little girl so i am not completely positive
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∙ 9y agoTentacles are used for capturing the food
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∙ 9y agoFor protection and trapping prey.
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∙ 9y agoTrap and immobilize prey.
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What part of the jellyfish use to get their food?
Their tentacles.
What body part does jellyfish use to get food?
Their tentacles.
What is the structures of jellyfish for food getting?
acually,,,, jellyfish use their tentacles to get their food
Do jellyfish have tentacles?
Yes. Tentacles are characteristic appendages of jellyfish.
What body part do jellyfish use in getting food?
They use their tentacles
What are jellyfish tentacles called?
Jellyfish do not have feet but they have tentacles which help them swim
Do Jellyfish need to have tentacles to be classified as Jellyfish?
no
How do the jellyfish get their electricity?
no they have tiny barbs in their tentacles or whatever you call them. When the jellyfish rubs his tentacles against you, the barbs get stuck in your skin.
What are facts about jellyfish tentacles?
Jellyfish tentacles can over 100 feet long and have stinging cells.
How many tentacles are on a box jellyfish?
A box jellyfish has 15 tentacles on each of its sides and it has 3 sides.
What are marginal tentacles in jellyfish?
the tentacles on a jellyfish that surround the mouth..... resource.. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/cnidaria/cnidariamm.html
Where do jellyfish get their food?
In the ocean! They use their stinging tentacles to catch small fish.
