0
Jellyfish sting their prey using nematocysts, also called cnidocysts, stinging structures located in specialized cells called cnidocytes.
What else can I help you with?
Where Are the Stinging Cells of a Jellyfish Located?
The stinging cells in a jellyfish are located in it's tentacles.
The stinging cells located on the tentacles of jellyfish are called?
Cnidocytes
What are facts about jellyfish tentacles?
Jellyfish tentacles can over 100 feet long and have stinging cells.
What is 1 cell that a jellyfish has?
One cell that a jellyfish has is nematocysts(stinging cells on tentacles).
Identify the organisms that have tentacles with stinging cells?
Organisms such as jellyfish, anemones, and some species of coral have tentacles with stinging cells called cnidocytes. These stinging cells are used for defense, predation, and capturing prey by injecting venom into their targets.
What are 3 characteristics of cnidaria?
3 characteristics of cnidarians are having tentacles, cnidocytes, and digestion. Cnidara have poisonous stinging cells and soft bodies. Stinging cells can be found in the tentacles of a jellyfish.
How do tentacles help a jellyfish get its food?
Jellyfish tentacles contain stinging cells, which can cause minor irratation or even death to humans or creatures. They than use their tentacles to their food up to their mouths where it is than eaten.
Can a jellyfish eat a fish?
Yes, they do all the time, even though jellyfish do not have brains, their stinging tentacles are near invisible in water. Unsuspecting fish swim into these tentacles and are paralyzed by the stinging cells that the jellyfish contains which affect the nervous system. The fish is then drawn into the 'head' of the jellyfish and digested.
What are the stinging cells in the tentacles called?
Jellyfish sting their prey using nematocysts, also called cnidocysts, stinging structures located in specialized cells called cnidocytes.
Examples of stinging cells?
Jellyfish sting their prey using nematocysts, also called cnidocysts, stinging structures located in specialized cells called cnidocytes.
Why does a jellyfish has tentacles tha sting?
Jellyfish have tentacles that sting primarily for defense and to capture prey. The tentacles contain specialized cells called cnidocytes, which house stinging structures called nematocysts. When triggered, these nematocysts release toxins that can incapacitate small fish and other prey, making it easier for the jellyfish to feed. Additionally, the stinging mechanism helps protect the jellyfish from potential predators.
Does the bell on the jellyfish sting?
no only the tentacles have stinging cells Yes, in some species the bell itself contains toxin.
