Flower hat jellies exemplify the paradox of the medusas, or bell-shaped jellyfish: They’re both delicate and menacing. Sitting on the seafloor, waving colorful tentacles, they lure fish ...
A jellyfish eats by stinging its prey and using the oral arms to waft the food towards its mouth – which is also its anus – and into its stomach. Jellyfish eat small fish, fish larvae, shrimp, tiny ...
Polyp Stage: The Early Life of a Jellyfish The life cycle of a jellyfish is a tale of transformation ... including small fish and crustaceans. Jellyfish stings from their tentacles immobilize ...
Jellyfish are known for drifting to and fro at the whim of ocean currents—but not all species are so passive. The millions of golden jellyfish that pack Palau’s Jellyfish Lake spend much of ...
In a “vicious circle”, the jellyfish then feed on fish larvae and young fish “and further reduce the resilience of fish populations,” the report said. Under the heading of 'Review of ...