Showing posts with label about jellyfish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label about jellyfish. Show all posts

Thursday, February 26, 2015

50 interesting facts about jellyfish

Jellyfish have very different sizes, from the size of Gamaliel up to 2.5 meters and their tentacles can reach lengths up to 60 meters length twice as big as a blue whale.
Jellyfish are found in all seas and oceans . They are found even in freshwater lakes and ponds.
Each tentacle is armed with thousands of specially adapted cells to behave like miniature harpoon. These cells are called nematocysts. When a fish or other object is caught in these cells tentacles pull tubes incolocite injecting venom into the prey inside.