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a couple fascinating facts about jellyfish
'''Jellyfish''' are a kind of translucent inverterbrate [[animal]] that live in the [[ocean]]. Despite haveing '[[fish]]' in their name, Jellyfish are not actually fish, they are members of the [[phylum]] [[Cnidaria]], with [[corals]], [[hydras]], and [[sea anemone]]s, and the class [[Scyphozoa]]. To avoid confusion, they have also been called 'Sea Jellies'. or just 'Jellies'. Jellyfish are often consumed in Asian countries, especially dried and reconstituted. Jellyfish salad is considered a [[Vietnam|Vietnamese]] delicacy.
'''Jellyfish''' are a kind of translucent inverterbrate [[animal]] that live in the [[ocean]]. Despite haveing '[[fish]]' in their name, Jellyfish are not actually fish, they are members of the [[phylum]] [[Cnidaria]], with [[corals]], [[hydras]], and [[sea anemone]]s, and the class [[Scyphozoa]]. To avoid confusion, they have also been called 'Sea Jellies'. or just 'Jellies'. Jellyfish are often consumed in Asian countries, especially dried and reconstituted. Jellyfish salad is considered a [[Vietnam|Vietnamese]] delicacy.
Jellyfish can survive in [[oxygen]]-poor water because they have a [[symbiosis | symbiotic]] relationship with [[algae]], which produce oxygen inside the jellyfish. <ref>http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artnov04macro/kfjellyfish.html</ref>
Jellyfish have sharp stingers in their [[tentacle]]s that have stingers to catch food, or for defensive purposes. For this reason they are sometimes called sea wasps or sea bees.
Jellyfish have sharp stingers in their [[tentacle]]s that have stingers to catch food, or for defensive purposes. For this reason they are sometimes called sea wasps or sea bees.
In 1965, the film ''The Sting of Death'' (a reference to [http://scripturetext.com/1_corinthians/15-56.htm 1 Corinthians 15:56]) was released, documenting in dramatic fashion the life and death of jellyfish in the ocean.
In 1965, the film ''The Sting of Death'' (a reference to [http://scripturetext.com/1_corinthians/15-56.htm 1 Corinthians 15:56]) was released, documenting in dramatic fashion the life and death of jellyfish in the ocean.
Perhaps one of the most remarkable features about jellyfish is just how delicate they are with no skeletal structure, especially considering how deadly they are. In fact, 95% of the jellyfish's body consists of [[water]].
==References==
==References==
*[http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=welshman-cheats--death-by-jellyfish-&method=full&objectid=18271639&siteid=50082-name_page.html Welshman cheats "death by jellyfish"], Dec 16 2006
*[http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=welshman-cheats--death-by-jellyfish-&method=full&objectid=18271639&siteid=50082-name_page.html Welshman cheats "death by jellyfish"], Dec 16 2006
[[category:zoology]]
[[category:zoology]]