June 8‚ 2009 -- Giant jellyfish like this one are taking over parts of the world’s oceans as overfishing and other human activities open windows of opportunity for them to prosper‚ say researchers. In this photo‚ a diver is attaching a sensor to track a monster Echizen jellyfish‚ which has a body almost 5 feet across‚ off the coast of northern Japan. Jellyfish are normally kept in check by fish‚ which eat small jellyfish and compete for jellyfish food such as zooplankton‚ researchers said. But
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“Golden Medusa” or “lagoon jelly” is one of the many jellyfishes in the class Scyphozoa. This species of jellyfish is unique because they can be found in bays‚ lagoons‚ and harbors‚ but are most commonly found in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean. While in its habitat the jellyfish follows the sun from west to east until it reaches the shadows formed by the shore. Since this type of jellyfish has very little muscular movement by itself‚ it must be carried by the current of the ocean in order to actually
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plant-like polyps before transforming into some of the greatest ocean predators‚ all without having any brain‚ heart‚ backbone‚ eyes‚ ears or teeth. Cnidaria‚ otherwise known as jellyfish‚ are gelatinous animals found at all depths within all oceans around the world‚ and are some of the oldest animals evolutionarily speaking. Jellyfish are rather simplistic‚ anatomically speaking. They are diploblastic‚ meaning that they have a body wall with two cell layers‚ an external epidermis and an internal gastro
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The Box Jellyfish is known as one of the most venomous creatures in the world and has caused significant injuries and fatalities (Straw 2010). Due to the box jellyfish’s dangerous nature much research has been carried out in regards to its physical appearance‚ habitat‚ mating habits and its known predators. Further research has been done in the area of its venomous properties and effective first aid procedures. It is hoped that with a better understanding of the box jelly fish‚ humans will be able
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The Box Jellyfish are an extremely lethal creature‚ and they also known as Boxfish‚ Sea Wasp. Fire medusa‚ or just Stinger. They are claimed to be the most venomous marine animal known to human and it has sting‚ which is often deadly. They are invertebrate and present in a rounded box shape‚ and they belong to the class Cubozoa; they are not true jellyfish‚ although they show many similar characteristics with jellyfish. I believe that the box jellyfish are the most dangerous animal in the world
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These monsters of the sea can harm anyone‚ anything‚ anywhere. What monster is that? Its the jellyfish They have tentacles that have stinging cells that produce poisons that paralyze other small animals and hurt people‚ this is hard to stop as they can sting even if they’re dead‚ if you don’t want to get stung but see the animal washed up on the shore you could use a shovel to pick them up and throw them back in or keep them for whatever you want but that might be a bad idea to keep them unless
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* “A Jellyfish” – Marianne Moore * * How do punctuation and rhythm reinforce meaning in Moore’s “A Jellyfish”? * * Marianne Moore’s “A Jellyfish”‚ displays how punctuation and rhythm can reinforce the overall meaning. The poem contains multiple messages and is deeply symbolic. The literal message is visualizing the jellyfish’s fluid movements through water. Also‚ its qualities can relate to the “[fluctuations]” (Moore 2) a person can endure in a lifetime. The rhythm of the poem
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Box JellyFish BOX jellyfish can kill with their powerful venom. Their venom is one of the deadliest in the world.it attacked the whole body and kills you very quick. A box jellyfish is about 10 feet long 4.4 weight. Coral Coral organisms‚called polyps can live on their own.coral polyps are tiny and soft bodied organisms related to the sea. Coral live in tropical waters around the world. Cuboza Cubozoa is jellyfish that live in tropical warm waters around the earth.It has verey dangreouse teticlaes
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Riding high on the back of the NI science festival‚ in what has become an international sensation (among young scientists anyway)‚ Famelab came to Northern Ireland. In over 150 different countries worldwide the participants‚ or Famelabbers as they become affectionately known‚ educate us about everything from the science behind why we kiss (Emer Maguire – NI & UK winner) to why we should remain vigilant against malaria (Oskari Vinko - International winner). Contestants have just three minutes to impress
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branch off of the early jellyfish‚ which were radial‚ and not bilaterally symmetrical‚ which distinguished them from the flatworms. To be bilaterally symmetrical‚ an animal must have two identical sides of their body down the middle. The radial symmetry possessed by the jellyfish allows for one to draw a line anywhere through the organism and achieve symmetry. This stemmed from their lack of concentration of neural pathways in the head region‚ which doesn’t exist in jellyfish.
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