Jellyfish - There Are Many Types
There are many types of creatures living in seas and oceans, but it is a fact that one the most commonly seen sea creatures it the jellyfish which is also named medusa. However the term medusa should be used to point the last years of the life of the jellyfish, but medusa is the most widely spread word for jellyfish. Although jellyfishes are beautiful and attractive they may possess a threat to people due to their stinging abilities. If you touch a jellyfish you will probably be injected with venom which depending on the jellyfish may cause no pain or discomfort. However there are more deadly jellyfishes from which if you get stung you may even die of the poison running through your organism.
Jellyfishes are maybe the most attractive sea creatures. They don’t only attract with their abstract forms, but also with the variety of colors in which they’re colored. The color effect on the jellyfish is caused from the fluorescent chemicals which they have flowing through their body. Those chemicals react and cause them to be seen in different hues and colorizations depending on the given situation they’re into. Some jellyfishes use their colorizing ability to attract their own species so that they can multiply or may also use that ability to frighten enemies. The proportions of the materials that make a jellyfish is pretty strange - they are made of 10% jelly substance and 90% water and that is the reason why they’re named jellyfish. It is pretty interesting, isn’t it?
Jellyfishes vary a lot in size - from the small jellyfishes with body diameter of 1-2cm to the vast sized jellyfish giants which can reach a diameter up to 2-3m and tentacle length of 30-35m. Tiburonia granrojo is one of the biggest jellyfish species known to man. And not only it is big, but it also colored. The Tiburonia granrojo is usually vivid red colored, but depending on the age the red hues may vary. However the Tiburonia granrojo has only a huge body, its tentacles are usually much shorter compared to those of other jellyfish species, but the tentacles are still long enough for capturing prey. The Tiburonia granrojo feeds mainly on plankton and small fishes.
The Purple striped jellyfish is another interesting specimen of the jellyfish class, although it can be seen only on the Californian coastline. As you can tell by the name it is colored in dark purple and has stripes on its body. However the Purple striped jellyfish doesn’t have those stripes all the time, in truth they get those stripes when they get old and in the beginning of their life journey they aren’t purple, but light pink.
And these are only two of the amazing species of jellyfish that can be seen in seas and oceans. However if you aren’t an adventure man you can always go to the city aquarium and witness the amazing beauty and glory of the jellyfish kind. Medusas are the most often seen creature in the oceans and this is because of the fact that they continue multiplying each day of their lifetime.
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