SEA NETTLE JELLYFISH BY MATIAS TOTZ

Sea nettles are the most popular jellyfish in the Shaw Ocean Discovery Aquarium because of their eye-catching colour and their mesmerizing movements. Sea nettles are commonly seen in aquariums because of their bright colours and easy maintenance. Other than in aquariums, you will not normally see these creatures washed up on beaches, or floating high up in the ocean because they are deep-sea creatures. Sea nettles’ bells (heads) can reach three feet in diameter and their tentacles can grow up to 15 feet long. Sea nettles spread their tentacles out like a net (hence the name sea nettle) and when zooplankton brush up against their tentacles, they releases toxins into the zooplankton. Then the Sea nettle slowly transports the zooplankton into its mouth located at the top of its head. The red and orange tentacles located on the outside of the Sea nettle are called stinging tentacles. The stinging tentacles are known to feel like a hot wire if they touch you. Jellyfish have four stomachs, no bones, no brains, but they still manage to pester fishermen with their highly dense swarms. A group of fish is called a school, a group of crows is called a murder, and a group of jellies is called a SMACK!
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellyfish
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