Jellyfish

By Amelia Cougias

Jellyfish don’t hunt for food like most animals. Instead they take in food as they swim. Some Jellyfish eat small fish, Zooplankton, [ZOH UH PLANG TUHN], shrimp, small eggs, and other Jellyfish.

Food

Jellyfish live in all the 7 seas. Most Hydras [HY DRUZ] spend there hole life as little tubes in a lake.

Habitat

Some Jellyfish glow to attract prey. But most Jellyfish use it as a defence against predators. A Jellyfish may glow to surprise a predator or to frighten it away.

Glowing

Jellyfish sting to catch there pray, also to keep other animals from eating it.

Stinging

The Lions Mane Jellyfish is the largest Jellyfish in existence. Its bell can grow up to more than 7 feet! The Lions manes tentacles can extend more than 130 feet! [40 meters ]. The Lions Mane Jellyfish lives in the waters of Arctic, Northern Atlantic, and Northern Pacific oceans.

Lions Mane Jellyfish

Sea Wasps are the only Jellyfish that can see. They have the most powerful sting that can cause sever burns. Thou Sea wasps have enemies, large sea turtles feed on them. But scientists aren't really sure how the sea turtles are able to swallow them without being poisoned.

Sea Wasps

. World Books Animals of the World Jellyfish and Other Stingers

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