Jellies consume prey with long “oral arms”, which are frilly projections extending form the mouth. These arms are covered with stinging cells and wrap around and… Read more “Video: the creeping, crawling jellyfish mouth”
Under Antarctic Ice, the jellyfish roam
Beautiful video of the life and death of a jellyfish. Wonderfully done by Henry Kaiser and Rob Robbins. The species is Desmonema glaciale. This genus occurs only in the colder… Read more “Under Antarctic Ice, the jellyfish roam”
Jellyfish developing
Young jellies budding from polyps in the species Podocoryna carnea. Click here to learn more about where jellyfish come from.
This video is also featured in a wonderful blog hosted by the Dunn lab at Brown University called creaturecast.org
Where do jellyfish come from?
In some ways, jellies are a lot like people– they grow from fragile embryos to mature adults, and most species require a male and female to reproduce–… Read more “Where do jellyfish come from?”
First post!
I hope that this blog will serve as a resource for all those interested in biology and jellies (with occasional bits of other fun stuff thrown in). I’ll be… Read more “First post!”
