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Jellyfish

Found in every ocean, jellyfish are not technically "fish." Jellies have an umbrella like structure that allows them to float beautifully in the water. Watch out though, some of them sting!

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Are jellyfish helpful?

An Israeli start-up company called Cine'al has developed a super-absorbent substance made from jellyfish known as hydromash which they claim can be used to make diapers, tampons, and paper towels. Hydrosmash was inspired by research from the University of Tel Aviv, which found that jellyfish were made up of a material that could "absorb high volume of liquids and hold them without disintegrating or dissolving."

What is a stinging feeling?

A stinging feeling can often feel like a very sudden and sharp poke in one area. The area may either burn or feel as though it's being jabbed by something very sharp.

Do jellyfish explode if you feed it jelly?

Yes. If you feed jelly to a jellyfish, it would essplode. If you feed skittles to a Toni, she will essplode too. :)

First living dinosaurs or jellyfish?

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first living; dinosaurs or jelly fish?

cnidarians (the phylum that contains both jellies and corals) predate dinosaurs and land animals in general. they predate the dinosaurs by about 400 million years. they've been around for a while, and are some of the oldest known fossils we have found.

Is a jellyfish an invertibrate?

Yes. Most of them are in the class Scyphozoa, which is in the invertebrates phylum Cnidaria.

Name the different type of zooids found in phylum cnidaria?

There are four types of zooid can be present in the cnidarians.Types of zooids are - Gastrozooid(helps in feeding),Gonozooid(helps in reproduction),dactylozooid(helps in self protection),locozooid(helps in locomotion).

What are predators of the man-of-war?

Predators of the Portuguese Man O' War (Physalia Physalis) include, the leather back turtle (Dermochelys Coriacea), the loggerhead turtle (Caretta Carette) and the Pacific crab (Emerita Pacifica). Some small fish also feed on the polyps and Blanket octopi (Tremoctopus violaceus)have been known to tear off tentacles and use them for their own defensive purposes.

What eats blue bottles?

sea turtles and other sea animals

Is Portuguese man of war dangerous?

Yes. There have been instances of their stings causing death in humans.

Why do sponges stay only in one spot?

Sponges only stay in one spot because they are sessile. Sessile means that they are attached to a substrate and cannot move.

Hope this helps!