10 Jellyfish Facts for Kids
1. A jellyfish is not a fish at all, it is an
invertebrate (animal without a backbone).
2. Invertebrates make up 95% of all animals on earth.
3. A jelly is made up of approximately 95% water.
4. A jelly does not have a brain, eyes, bones, teeth, or blood.
5. A jelly reproduces by making clones of itself (exact copies of itself) so it technically never dies.
6. There are 2 main stages to a jelly’s life cycle, the sessile (stuck to a surface) polyp, and the free-swimming medusa (what you think of as a jelly).
7. The largest jelly ever found was a Lion’s Mane Jelly with a diameter of 7 feet 6 inches (2.29m) and its tentacles trailed 120 feet behind it!
8. The smallest jelly is the Irukandji jelly which is only 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
9. Jellies are found in all the world’s oceans.
And the last jellyfish fact for kids is:
10. A box jelly (sea wasp) sting can kill you within 2-3 minutes.
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It is really weird , that these creatures do not have blood , brain etc. Isn’t it . It fun to know that they existed on earth even before dinosaurs . amazing creatures in this amazing world . Really thanks for sharing this article , this really helped me in my exams and also helped me to write post on my blog abt this topic . Check out my post on this topic and plz give ur review
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I think they are one of the most beautiful creatures in the sea! Thanks for the article! Here`s something more if interested…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ZomofUIg0
All jellyfish is not poisonous to us, humans. For example, the jellyfish lake of Palau is full with thousands of Golden jellies which are harmless. The common Moon Jellies are also not dangerous.