The point of the plexiglass is to help support the structure and give the illusion of the objects floating in space but also meant to be invisible. Inside the box is a swarm of plexiglas made bees adorned with gold chains‚ metal wires‚ multiple webs of vibrant colored thread‚ and pastel colored synthetic wigs resembling jellyfish swimming through the ocean. When looking at the hand colored threads they create a form almost resembling the nervous system of the human body. The swarm of bees floating through space is soft and
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Anyone unfamiliar with the biology of the venomous Portuguese man-of-war would likely mistake it for a jellyfish. Not only is it not a jellyfish‚ it’s not even an "it‚" but a "they." The Portuguese man-of-war is a siphonophore‚ an animal made up of a colony of organisms working together. The man-of-war comprises four separate polyps. It gets its name from the uppermost polyp‚ a gas-filled bladder‚ or pneumatophore‚ which sits above the water and somewhat resembles an old warship at full sail.
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1. The Impenetrable Forest‚ Uganda 1. I thought that it was cool that Matt was struggling with money‚ but looked at is an opportunity to see the Mountain Gorillas. Just because if you wait too long these animals could be extinct and completely vanished off the earth. 2. The Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest‚ or is also called “Place of Darkness” is the only remaining forest where endangered chimpanzees and mountain gorillas coexist. Bwindi is a place that has tons of poverty and the forest and tourism
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one of the largest turtles. This turtle weighs around 2000 pounds and can be over 6 feet long! 3. What do turtles eat? Turtles are omnivores meaning they eat both plants and animals. Some of the foods they eat are: • Fruit • Plants • Insects • Jellyfish • Other animals 4. Are turtles ectothermic? Yes‚ this means they can’t control their own body temperature. 5. Where do turtles lay their eggs?************* Turtles lay their eggs in the sand‚ dirt‚ or in the grass. They dig holes and place
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polyp and medusa phases that the Scyphozoa‚ or "true" jellyfish‚ have. A fertilized egg develops into a sessile polyp‚ which buds asexually and eventually buds off one or more medusae. The medusa produce eggs and sperm‚ reproduce sexually‚ and thus the cycle is repeated.” Occasionally what can happen is the medusa does not break away from the parent and is forced into a state of arrested development. A hydrozoan is closely related to jellyfish and corals. (3) “Though these organisms feed on smaller
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Some arthropods are lobsters‚ crabs‚ shrimp‚ and sea spiders. Examples of cnidarians are jellyfish‚ hydrozoans‚ sea anemones‚ corals‚ and box jellies. Echinoderms are starfishes‚ sea urchins‚ sea cucumbers‚ sea daisies‚ and brittle stars. Many of these are animals that give energy to the larger organisms through the food chain or web. They all have adapted to the
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Up until 1947‚ it was believed that the Cambrian Explosion marked the first true abundance of multicellular life. However‚ this was discovered to be untrue after Sir Douglas Mawson and R.C. Sprigg mistakenly came across numerous "fossil jellyfish" in the Ediacara Hills while observing what was originally believed to be sandstones belonging to the lowest strata of the Cambrian. At first‚ these finding were dismissed as "fortuitous inorganic markings."(AAS Biographical Memoirs.) Several years later
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A vast area of the North Pacific Ocean‚ often referred to as the “Great Pacific Garbage Vortex” is an area heavily concentrated in marine debris such as plastic and various other chemicals leaching into marine ecosystems and creating detrimental environmental and health impacts. The garage patch is divided into an Eastern patch located off the coast of California and a Western patch found off the coast of Japan‚ that work collaboratively to spin the marine debris. The North Pacific Subtropical Convergence
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Dragon can adapt to any kind of poison there suis in the world. They can also get used to any water temperature. Whenever they are in danger they camouflage to whatever color is under them. When they are hungry they go to the nearest Blue Bottle Jellyfish‚ and break it down and eat the stinger. The Blue Dragon can be found in
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It mainly consists of an abundant amount of jellyfish and other soft-bodied species. “It’s surprising the leatherback can live on such a jellyfish diet.” (http://www.conserveturtles.org) Because the Leatherbacks’ main diet is jelly fish‚ they control jellyfish population. The Leatherbacks are large carnivorous eaters and they feed in areas just off the beach. The Leatherback has very few natural predators
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