- Fact 2 - Jellyfish are composed of
more than 90% water
- Fact 3 - Jellyfish are not fish! To
save confusion they are now often referred to as 'Jellies'
- Fact 4 - Some jellyfish can sting
humans and even cause death
- Fact 5 - Colors of jellyfish may be
white, pink, yellow, orange, red, blue, green and multi-colored
- Fact 6 - The underside of the
dome-shaped or bell-shaped body of the jellyfish is the mouth
that is surrounded by the tentacles
- Fact 7 - The movement of jellyfish
is dependent on the ocean currents, tides and winds
- Fact 8 - Jellyfish stats and
facts
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- Weight: Only 5% of the jellyfish
body is solid matter
- Habitat:
Oceans - surface and deep sea, coasts
- Lifespan: 2 - 6 months
- Diet: Jellyfish eat mainly plankton
and tiny fish
- Fact 9 - Jellyfish do not
deliberately sting humans but anyone who comes into contact with
the tentacles of a jelly fish will get stung!
- Fact 10 - Jellyfish Sting First aid
Treatment - Pour vinegar over the area of the skin that has been
stung
- Fact 11 - Jelly fish (Jellies) are
found in every ocean in the world
- Fact 12 - Jellyfish swim by
contracting and expanding their bodies
- Fact 13 - They have no blood, brain
or nervous system
- Fact 14 - Jelly fish (Jellies) have
tentacles filled with toxins which can cause paralysis
- Fact 15 - The collective name for a group is a
bloom, smack or swarm
- Fact 16 - Jellyfish groups, called
blooms, can reach up to 100,000
- Fact 17 - Jellyfish are kept in
round aquarium tanks to stop them getting stuck in the corners!
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