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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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How do jellyfish get upside down?

they take a deep breath, exhale really hard and fast so that they get thrusted outside of the water, into the air and when they come back down they are upside down.

What tissue makes the jelly layer of jellyfish?

The "jelly layer" of jellyfish (and other cnidarians) is called the "mesoglea." The mesoglea is a gelatinous, mostly acellular layer composed of fibrous proteins, such as collagen. The mesoglea often have some muscle fiber bundles and nerves to maintain the mesoglea's form, as well as some amoebocyte cells to consume debris and invading pathogens. The mesoglea serves as an internal skeleton to help the cnidarian retain its form after it relaxes from contracting.

What eats a rotifer?

Rotifers fall prey to many animals, such as copepods , moss animals, comb jellies, jellyfish, and starfish, shrimp, crabs, fish fry and fish such as herring and salmon.

Why is a jellyfish radial symmetry?

Body parts radiating from a central axis.
Because you can divide it through in any direction and it would be the same on every side.

Is it bad if a Jellyfish sting turns purple?

Yes it does, you should go to the doctor immediately.

Will people with jellyfish stings need crutches?

All people with jellyfish stings to the leg or foot will need crutches

How are Portuguese Man o' Wars Born if they are 4 different animals living together?

The Portuges Man'o'War is a member of the jellyfish family - they reproduce by producing 'polyps' which are in essence microscopic eggs which develop into miniature versions of the adult. These then join the plankton in the ocean, and assuming they're not eaten eventually grow into an adult creature over a number of years.

Are jellyfish in saline water poisonous?

All jellyfish live in salt water and most do have venom in their tentacles.

What do blue bottle jellyfish eat?

The Blue Bottle feeds on small fish and other small ocean creatures. They capture their prey with their tentacles, where a poison is released leaving their prey stunned. The tentacles attach extremely well to their prey. If a tentacle is put under a microscope it looks like a long string of barbed wire, which shows the ability of this jellyfish to kill its prey.

Why do cnidarians not need respiratory or excretory systems?

Jellyfish are, compared to mollusks, arthropods and vertebrates, very simple organisms. Jellyfish did not evolve a respiratory or an excretory system, as they can perform gas exchange at their outer surfaces.

Why are jellyfish dangerous and helpful to humans?

Jellyfish adversely affect humanity by interfering with public systems and harming swimmers. The most obvious consequences are human injury or death and reduced coastal tourism. Jellies destroy fish nets, poison or crush captured fish, and consume fish eggs and young fish. Jellyfish can clog cooling equipment, disabling power plants in several countries. Jellyfish caused a cascading blackout in the Philippines in 1999, as well as damaging the Diablo Canyon Power Plant in California in 2008. Clogging can stop desalination plants, as well as clogging ship engines and infesting fishing nets.

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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. Hydromash 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."

Animals with bones?

Animals with a skeleton of bone are called vertebrates. This category includes fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, primates, rodents and marsupials

What country does jellyfish live in?

Jellyfish live in oceans and seas anywhere in the world that it is warm enough for them. There is no one country.

Are by the wind sailor jellyfish dangerous?

Though the toxins in their nematocysts are effective against their prey, V. velella is harmless to humans, either because its nematocysts are unable to pierce the skin, or perhaps because humans do not react to the toxins encapsulated in their nematocysts. Nevertheless, it is wise to avoid touching one's face or eyes after handling V. velella. Taken from wikipedia.

What kind of personality does a jellyfish have?

Non-existent.
jellyfish don't have personalities...

What causes central pain syndrome?

Central pain syndrome is thought to occur either because the transmission of pain signals in the nerve tracts of the spinal cord is faulty, or because the brain isn't processing pain signals properly.

What is the meaning of jellyfish sting?

A jellyfish has tentacles which can sting by injecting a toxin. Jellyfish can be extremely dangerous, despite being a very primitive type of organism with no skeletal system.

Where Are the Stinging Cells of a Jellyfish Located?

The stinging cells in a jellyfish are located in it's tentacles.

What ways does the flow of water benefit the poriferans?

Poriferans, or sponges, use the flagella of their individual choanocyte cells in order to generate a current of water that brings in food, in the form of zooplankton and or phytoplankton, as well as to bring in oxygen and other dissolved nutrients, and take away carbon dioxide and other dissolved wastes.

How does the shallow ocean ecosystem differ from the deep ocean ecosysrem?

the deep sea ecosystem has different animals such as the viperfish, the hatchetfish, the amazing manta ray, the beautiful whale shark, great white sharks, giant squid, megamouth sharks, wolf fish, deep-sea gulper eel, while the shallow water ecosystems of th ocean is filled with amazing coral reefs with animals such as spotted eagle rays, frogfish, eels, porcupine fish, barracuda, squid and octopus

Do jellyfish have a head?

Yes, the head of a jellyfish is called a bell.