Cnidocyte

Jellyfish are really fascinating sea creatures. This can be proven by many things like their life and many others. So the reason they are fascinating is because of where they live and what they eat, how they function without their brains and what they do throughout their lives, and there is a species of jellyfish that can basically live forever. The first reason why jellyfish are fascinating is where they live and what they eat. Jellyfish usually live in the ocean and sometimes they will live near the coast. They usually eat plankton, crab, shrimp, little fish, and sometimes even other jellyfish (National Geographic Kids)! Usually jellyfish just float and float into their and if their lucky it’ll float into them. When jellyfish live near the…

Do Cnidarians replace their stinging cells once used? Many people are familiar with the Jellyfish sting. When a jellyfish brushes against someone and they feel pain, they are feeling the cells along the jellyfish's tentacles referred to as cnidocytes. These cells harbor tiny projectiles full of venom, called nematocysts. There are many questions about the sting of the jellyfish, the structures involved, and the venom delivered. Specifically, do Cnidarians possess any capabilities of…

in the ocean, you feel like something touches your body. In few minutes, you feel very itchy and a burning sensation. You realize that you are had been stung by a jellyfish. Not all jellyfish sting. Some of them are not dangerous to humans. Different jellyfish carry different venom, the symptoms and treatment of the sting differs from one to the other. People should know how do these beautiful gelatinous creatures pack such a painful punch, how to treat if they sting and how to prevent them.…

example, increases its inter-pedalia distance (IPD) by 3 mm (0.12 in) per day, reaching an IPD of 50 mm (2 in) when 45 to 50 days old. The maximum age of any individual examined was 88 days by which time it had grown to an IPD of 155 mm (6 in). Behavior The box jellyfish actively hunts its prey (small fish), rather than drifting as do true jellyfish. They are capable of achieving speeds of up to 1.5 to 2 metres per second or about 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph). A fully grown box jellyfish can…