just testing out how this whole posting pictures and notes things works….I took this picture in the georgia aquarium. fascinating creatures…
of course since i decided to post this picture and wanted to write something about it i went and looked up some quick facts. here they are…
“Another fascinating fact about jellyfish is that they don’t have any brain, heart, or bones. Some jellyfish have ways of detecting obstacles that can be compared to sight but they don’t have real eyes. It is a mystery how they can process the information from their “sight” since they doesn’t have any brain. They react directly on food and danger stimuli via nerve impulses without having any brain to process the impulses. Another fact about jellyfish and their bodies is that the body consists of over 95% water. (Amazing!)
Jellyfish fact: Jellyfish has been around for more than 650 million years which means that they outdate both dinosaurs and sharks.
Jellyfish fact: Different species of jellyfish can be found in all the worlds’ oceans. A type of jellyfish (that isn’t considered “true” jellyfish by science) can even be found in freshwater.
Jellyfish fact: A species of jellyfish, the Box jellyfish (sea wasp) kills more people than any other marine creature each year.
Jellyfish fact: The worlds largest known jellyfish can reach a diameter of 2.5 m / 8ft and its tentacles can grow to be half the length of a football field.
Jellyfish fact: Jellyfishes uses jet propulsion to make their way through to the oceans of the world. Some jellyfish are avid swimmers while other mostly drifts with the currents.
Jellyfish fact: Some species of jellyfish contains a lot of protein and are thought to be able to play a large role in ending hunger and malnutrition in poor areas around the world.
Jellyfish fact: Jellyfish are able to reproduce both sexually and asexually during different parts of their life cycle.
