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Some facts about the Jellyfish. Jellyfish belong to Phylum Cnidaria and Class Scyphozoa. The word Cnidaria comes from the Greek term for 'Stinging Nettle' and Scyphozoa from the Greek term for 'Cup'.Jellyfish belong to Phylum Cnidaria and Class Scyphozoa. The word Cnidaria comes from the Greek term for 'Stinging Nettle' and Scyphozoa from the Greek term for 'Cup'. Jellyfish are not fish at all. They are plankton, and often have little or no swimming skills, mostly just floating along in the direction of the ocean current. They're mainly found in the sea, but a few do thrive in Freshwater lakes and rivers.There are over ten thousand species of jellyfish, and they've been around for over 650 million years.Some of the well-known ones are 'Lion's Mane' – a Jellyfish that actually featured in a Sherlock Holmes tale – and Box Jellyfish and Irukandji Jellyfish. The last two are the deadliest and their stings can be fatal. A great many people die every year from getting stung by a Jellyfish.Body of the Jellyfish:Some Jellyfish are tiny, some can grow to be seven feet long or more, and some even actually have tentacles that stretch up to 100-120 feet and more.
The Jellyfish Sting:Heartless too, as you will realize if you get a tad too close. Getting up-close and personal with a Jellyfish is really not a good idea. They tend to sting and, if the deadly venom doesn't kill you in three minutes, it'll make for several days or even weeks of severe pain. I'm not speaking from personal experience, of course. Some experiences are better off known second-hand. The sting is usually to stun prey or attackers. It comes from the stinging threads in the Nematocysts in the Cnidoblasts. The Cnidoblasts are the cells found on the tentacles. When the tentacles last out, the venom is injected into the prey or the attacker.Jellyfish Venom is being studied and used in Medical Research. sighted is extraordinarily large numbers around Japan and Australia, and also in certain parts of Europe.
By Sonal PansePublished: 9/27/2006
By Sonal PansePublished: 9/27/2006
