Ripping yourself out from the inside: The story of a starfish’s birth (and yours, too)
Baby starfish are actually magical ocean fairies called bipinnaria that swim whimsically through the sea: Yes, this wee young thingContinue Reading
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Outta-sight jelly babies discovered under black light
So, the flower hat jellyfish pretty much looks like someone painted it while tripping on acid. It doesn’t just haveContinue Reading
This animal can be torn apart, and will come back together again
Though we might not think much of the small pond Hydra, it’s got an incredible secret superpower. It spends muchContinue Reading
Scientists use electricity, drugs, to uncover the secret world of jellyfish
Jellyfish, most of the time, look nothing like jellyfish. They look like tiny little bread-crumb sized sea anemones. These “polyps”,Continue Reading
Creation of the world’s first Peanut Butter and Jellyfish
Ladies and gentlemen, I could not make this up if I tried. I owe my thanks to Wyatt Patry for sharing this study withContinue Reading
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The exceptional life of the mauve stinger jelly Pelagia noctiluca
Mauve stingers jellies can appear on coast by the thousands, literally overnight. This may come as no surprise to salmon farms off Ireland,Continue Reading
Jelly babies go to space, say it was “meh, kinda sucky”
(This post first appeared at deepseanews.com) Why send jellies to space? Well, because it’s awesome (true for anything in space), butContinue Reading
Jelly killing machine tested in Korea
Scientists in South Korea have developed autonomous robots designed to kill jellies by the thousands. These floating ocean drones areContinue Reading
Where do jellyfish lay their eggs?
Everywhere. When you go to the beach, you’re not swimming in ocean water, your swimming in ocean water plus theContinue Reading
Are jellyfish immortal?
The editor of deepseanews.com was kind enough to invite me to write a post for them. This post appears onContinue Reading
