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(#1) Their Stingers Can Shoot Out at You Faster Than a Gun
The uncoiling of a jellyfish stinger is one of the fastest actions in the world. It can go faster than a bullet being shot from a gun.
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(#2) Jellyfish Kill More People Than Sharks Annually
In a year, on average, jellyfish kill 15-30 times more people worldwide than unprovoked shark attacks.
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(#3) Box Jellyfish Have the Deadliest Venom in the Animal Kingdom
They use their venom to kill fish and shrimp for dinner, but it is very dangerous towards humans, too, often considered the most deadly in the animal kingdom. Human victims have been known to go into shock and drown, or suffer heart failure.
Source: National Geographic
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(#4) Jellyfish Don't Have Brains
In fact, they don't have much of anything at all. They don't have a brain, ears, eyes, or even a heart. They are a very basic creature with a simple nervous system.
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(#5) Jellyfish Can Clone Themselves
If you cut a jellyfish in half, it can regenerate and turn into two new jellyfish!
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(#6) Sometimes They Give Crabs a Ride
Jellyfish have been seen giving rides to crabs. Crabs' hard shells protect them from a jellyfish's stingers, making it the best ride in the ocean.
Source: Random History
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(#7) Jellyfish Are 95-98% Water
Jellyfish are slimy and sometimes dangerous, but are also just a bunch of water. They are made up of between 95 and 98% water, making them very boring once they leave the ocean.
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(#8) Some Jellyfish Can Grow Tentacles Over 90 Feet Long
The largest jellyfish species is called the Lion's Mane jellyfish and can grow its tentacles to be over 90 feet long. They sometimes extend longer than the blue whale, the largest mammal on earth.
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(#9) Some Jellyfish Are Immortal
The Turritopsis Dohrnii is the only immortal creature in the world. It has the ability to transform back into its "juvenile state" and start the growing process all over again.
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(#10) Jellyfish Are Found in Every Single Ocean on Earth
Jellyfish are found in every single ocean in the world and are even present in some fresh water lakes. Most like warm water, but some have even been found in subarctic areas of the ocean.
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(#11) Jellyfish Live Under One Year
Jellyfish do not usually live longer than one year and smaller jellyfish die even quicker than that.
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(#12) Jellyfish Have Been on Earth for Over 500 Million Years
The oldest jellyfish fossils ever found date back at least 500 million years, to the Cambrian Period. This was long before dinosaurs ever even roamed the planet!
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(#13) The Tentacle Can Still Sting When Detached From The Body
Since jellyfish don't have a brain, they don't consciously sting. Therefore, when the stinger is not attached to the body, it still has the capability to hurt you.
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(#14) Jellyfish Have a Tube That Serve as the Mouth and Digestive Area
Jellyfish have a tube that hangs from their body and is surrounded by its tentacles. This is their mouth, but also their digestive area.
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(#15) Jellyfish Sting Around 200,000 People in Florida Each Year
Jellyfish are located in all parts of the world, but in Florida, they regularly sting around 200,000 people a year. In Chesapeke Bay, the numbers are even higher, with 500,000 people stung each year, on average.
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(#16) There Are 200 Different Types of Jellyfish
There are more than 200 different types of jellyfish that inhabit the ocean.
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(#17) Several Hundred Metric Tons of Jellyfish Are Eaten Each Year
Several hundred metric tons of jellyfish are eaten each year, most commonly in Asian countries, where citizens have been eating the creature for thousands of years.
Source: Eat the Weeds
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(#18) They Can Be as Small as the End of an Eraser
Jellyfish can be very large but also very small. Some range from the size of a thumbnail to the end of a pencil eraser.
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(#19) Jellyfish Are Astronauts
In 1991, over 2,000 jellyfish polyps were launched into space aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. They were being studied to see how weightlessness affected their development.
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(#20) Jellyfish Are Actually Terrible Swimmers
They are terrible swimmers who resort to floating with the currents to get by. They are able to open and close their bodies to move, but not very fast.
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(#21) Urine Will Not Cure a Jellyfish Sting
Research says that urine will not help cure the sting. Instead, use vinegar or regular ocean salt water to wash the area immediately after being stung.
Source: BBC
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Studies have shown that jellyfish have existed on the earth for 650 million years and have experienced five mass extinctions. Such ancient creatures do contain many mysteries, and many scientists are devoted to exploring the world of jellyfish. It is lucky that we can watch different jellyfish in various aquariums and learn more knowledge about these beautiful sea creatures. Do you know that the transparent and beautiful jellyfish get oxygen from the surrounding seawater through their thin skin, so they don't need a respiratory system?
Welcome to check the random tool if you are interested in jellyfish, the random tool introduced 21 fun facts about jellyfish that you may never know. The first thing you should know is jellyfish are not fish, but invertebrates.
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