facts about the organism. The diagram illustrated below is a jellyfish. Jellyfish are located in the Artic Sea‚ the North Atlantic and Northern Pacific Ocean. Jellyfish can grow as large as 120 feet long. Some jellyfish has immortal properties and is one of the most unique animals in the animal Kingdome. Jellyfish are known for their ability to sting there pray. The most poisonous species in the jellyfish family is the Irukandji jellyfish. Victims of this sting will endure symptoms such as nausea‚
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Chrysaora fuscescens is the scientific name of the Pacific sea nettle. They belongs to phylum Cnidaria. They are native to the San Francisco Bay‚ and‚ as the name suggests‚ these jellyfish live in the Pacific Ocean. They thrive along the coasts of Oregon and California. They can also be found farther north in Japan and Alaska‚ although they are not as common in these northern waters. On occasions‚ they have been spotted as far south as the west coast of Mexico. During autumn and winter‚ Pacific sea
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Write a commentary on the ‘Slimezilla” article. In this article we are presented with a very negative point of view on jellyfish‚ and why their ongoing existence‚ is threatening divers and impeding the safety of nuclear plants. The title‚ being big and bold‚ immediately draws the attention towards the text. This graphological feature is important because it engages the reader‚ so that they find themselves engrossed before they even know what the text is about. “Slimezilla”‚ the first word in the
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in prey. The Medusae is the jellyfish looking creature. They float around in the water and look like umbrellas. The mouths are located on the Concave or the inside of the creature with tentacles surrounding the creature. This type of creature actually has many types of animals within its phylum. The phylum of the creature has a few different creatures and numerous types of jellyfish. To focus upon the creature I would like to focus on three types: Hydrozoans‚ Jellyfish‚ and Sea Anemones. The
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References: Blue-ringed octopus. (n.d.). Marine Parks WA. Retrieved May 26‚ 2013‚ from http://www.marineparks.wa.gov.au/fun-facts/94-blue-ringed-octopus.html Dickerson‚ N. (n.d.). Jellyfish Behavior. Jellyfish - Jellyfish Facts. Retrieved May 27‚ 2013‚ from http://www.jellyfishfacts.net/jellyfish-behavior.html Prairie Dog Coalition - Black Tailed Prairie Dog. (n.d.). Prairie Dog Coalition - for the life of the prairie. Retrieved May 26‚ 2013‚ from http://www.prairiedogcoalition.org/pd-black-tailed-prairie-dog
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Plastic bags also cause a serious danger to birds and sea creatures that often mistake them for food. A large amount of them die each year after swallowing or choking on discarded plastic bags. To sea turtles a floating plastic bag looks like a jellyfish. The small hard pieces of plastic from which plastic products are made can look like fish eggs to seabirds. Drifting nets entangle birds and end up making it hard for them to move or even eat.Plastic bags cause bad damage to our see life. Plastic
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environment. Life under the sea is difficult making the adaptations of ocean dwellers vital to their continued existence. Invertebrates like squid‚ jellyfish‚ or crabs use their unique adaptations that provide protection‚ a food source‚ or advantageous physical structures to thrive in their ecosystem. For instance‚ there is a particularly large jellyfish found at about -1‚000 meters that is fluorescent. This fluorescence can be used as a form of protection
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without water at a time since she began her journey. A third controversy concerning Nyad’s jellyfish suit could have given her an unfair advantage. The suit kept Diana Nyad from being stung by jellyfish. This suit was needed to keep Nyad from being severely injured by the deadly sea creatures; she had attempted the swim a few times before this successful one‚ but always she had to stop due to the jellyfish which gave her terrible stings and burns. Such controversies about Diana Nyad’s swim have
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is really a testament to the diversity of life that lurks beneath the waves. First off‚ the comb jelly is not your typical jellyfish‚ as in fact‚ they are not one at all! Their name may suggest a relation‚ which is partially true as they are very distant relatives‚ but comb jellies are completely harmless to humans‚ and both belong to an entirely different phyla‚ jellyfish being Cnidaria and comb jellies being Ctenophora. While both species are exceedingly ancient‚ having roamed the seas for over
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Planarians are organisms that live in freshwater. Planarians are part of the metazoan phylum. Animals in the metazoan like jellyfish have the ability to regenerate (Raymond 511-512). Planarians are closely related to animals like jellyfish and starfish. These animals shared the same special ability to regenerate; starfish are able to regenerate their arm when it is cut off. Jellyfish are able to regenerate their stinger when cut off (Li et al.‚). Planarians have the ability to regenerate. Planarians are
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