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3 unusual facts about jellyfish


John Dabiri

Jellyfish tend to be very efficient when they swim, which means that on a given amount of energy they can go further than many other animals can.

SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge

Jellyfish Net: SpongeBob can capture jellyfish and throw them at enemies.

The Adventure of the Lion's Mane

At the bathing pond, Holmes spots the murderer: it is a Lion's Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), a deadly creature about which Holmes has read.


A Watched Pot

These four years were full of creative work: Bleu moved from Boston to L.A., put out L.E.O. - Alpacas Orgling (a project with Mike Viola, Andy Sturmer of Jellyfish and Jason Scheff of Chicago), founded The Major Labels (a power-pop project with Mike Viola and Ducky Carlisle) and released Aquavia (the first and maybe last record of The Major Labels), and worked as a producer.

A. victoria

Aequorea victoria, the crystal jelly, a bioluminescent hydrozoan jellyfish species found off the west coast of North America

Airlie Beach, Queensland

Its beach is small and the sea is inhabited by marine stingers, the box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) from November to May.

Carukia barnesi

Stings can result in Irukandji syndrome, and thus this species is commonly known as Irukandji jellyfish, although this name does not distinguish it from other Irukandji jellyfish such as Malo kingi.

The jellyfish was discovered by Jack Barnes, who, while on an exploration mission aimed at determining the reason for Irukandji syndrome, allowed himself to be stung by the jellyfish, while his 14-year-old son and a lifeguard looked on.

Chrysaora colorata

The purple-striped jelly (Chrysaora colorata, formerly Pelagia colorata) is a species of jellyfish that exists primarily off the coast of California in Monterey Bay.

Cnidocyte

Other cnidarians, such as the jellyfish Cyanea capillata (the "Lion's Mane" made famous by Sherlock Holmes) or the hydrozoan Physalia physalis (Portuguese man o' war, "Bluebottle") can cause extremely painful and sometimes fatal stings.

Ellis Beach, Queensland

From November to May, a stinger net patrolled by the club helps protect swimmers from marine "stingers" (jellyfish species of Chironex and Irukandji) which inhabit the waters during those months.

Exception that proves the rule

Cnidaria is a phylum of animals including jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones.

First Internet Backgammon Server

Bots have been developed, some based on neural net programs like gnubg, JellyFish, TD-Gammon, and Snowie, to allow human players to compete with these computer programs on FIBS and to analyze these programs' performance in real-world play.

Fried egg jellyfish

Phacellophora camtschatica, a large jellyfish found in subarctic and temperate oceans around the world

Cotylorhiza tuberculata, a medium-sized jellyfish from the Mediterranean Sea

Irukandji

Irukandji syndrome, resulting from the sting of an Irukandji jellyfish

John Dabiri

He is best known for his research of the hydrodynamics of jellyfish propulsion and the design of a vertical-axis wind farm adapted from schooling fish.

Korean Chinese cuisine

--What exact kind of noodles are these?--> shredded five-spice marinated beef or pork (五香醬肉), cucumber, crab stick, jellyfish, and a fried egg in a cold chicken broth seasoned with soy sauce and various spices.

Kramp

Paul L. Kramp, Danish zoologist who worked extensively on jellyfish

L.E.O.

The project is mostly the brainchild of Bleu, but also features major contributions from Matt Mahaffey of Self, Andy Sturmer of Jellyfish, Hanson, Mike Viola, and members of Chicago.

Let 'Em In

The song was covered in 1991 by Jellyfish as a segue into the live version of their song "That Is Why" and appeared on the special edition of their Bellybutton album and the Jellyfish Comes Alive EP.

Lion's mane jellyfish

On July 21, 2010, around 150 people are thought to have been stung by the remains of a lion's mane jellyfish that had broken up into countless pieces in Rye, New Hampshire, in the United States.

Nuclear Jellyfish

Nuclear Jellyfish is the eleventh novel by Tim Dorsey.

Opisthoteuthis californiana

The video game Kirby's Dream Land 3 fratures a flapjack octopus named Chuchu, though most fans mistake her for a slime or a jellyfish.

ParaHoxozoa

The Parahoxozoa are a proposed grouping of animals based on presence of at least a single Hox/ParaHox gene, uniting Placozoa, Cnidaria (jellyfish) and Bilateria.

Plastic bag

Because they float, and resemble a jellyfish, plastic bags pose significant dangers to marine mammals, such as Leatherback sea turtles, when they enter their digestive tract.

Presents Author Unknown

Presents Author Unknown (sometimes simply, Author Unknown) is the debut solo album by Jason Falkner (formerly of The Three O'Clock, Jellyfish, and The Grays), released on August 13,1996 by Elektra Records.

Schizodiscus

Mayer used the name Kishinouyea to describe a jellyfish genus as a replacement name of Schizodiscus Kishinouye, 1902, for homonymy.

Sea Life London Aquarium

It is involved in several breeding programs including the Cuban crocodile, seahorses, butterfly goodeids, and jellyfish, and works with many conservation organizations including Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, Save Our Seas, Shark Trust, Rainforest Concern, Earth Sea Sky, and South Pacific Projects.

Skyphos

The word skyphos has been adopted for the purposes of biological classification with regard to jellyfish, which are included in the class Scyphozoa (literally cup-shaped animal), and Sarcoscypha, the scarlet cup fungus.

Sooty Oystercatcher

Females focussed on soft-bodied prey which they could swallow whole such as fish, crabs, bluebottle jellyfish and various worm-like creatures such as cunjevoi, while males preferred hard-shelled prey such as mussels (Mytilus planulatus), sea urchins, turban shells (Turbo undulatus and Turbo torquata), and black periwinkle (Nerita atramentosa).

The Pooh Sticks

The band changed direction on their 1991 U.S breakthrough The Great White Wonder, eschewing the 'twee' British indie pop sound for a more American-styled power pop sound, akin to bands like Jellyfish and Redd Kross.

Y.BIRD from Jellyfish Island With Seo In Guk

"Y.BIRD from Jellyfish Island With Seo In Guk" is the eighth digital single by South Korean singer, Seo In-guk.

Yum cha

Toothpicks are ideal and socially acceptable for picking up those meal items which often defy the best chopstick approach, such as slippery button mushrooms and jellyfish slices served with sesame oil.


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