How jellyfish got their name?
We might called them jellyfish but scientist call them Medusozoa. if you guessed that they get this name from their wobbly, giggly similarity to that fruit-spread that tastes good on toast, then you’d be right!
Facts
1. Jellyfish are made up of more than 95% of water
2. They are radially symmetrical
3. Have a simple digestive system with only one opening
4. Jellyfish have no brain, no blood, and no nervous system
5. Their body consists of 3 layers
6. Their are about 200 real species
7. Jellyfish belong to the Phylum Cnidaria
8. Some jellyfish can actually eat up to 10 times their body weight per day in plankton.
9. Baby Nomura’s jellyfish change from the size of
a grain of rice to the size of a washing machine in six months or less.
10. Jellyfish aren’t actually fish, they’re invertebrates—animals without backbones.
2. They are radially symmetrical
3. Have a simple digestive system with only one opening
4. Jellyfish have no brain, no blood, and no nervous system
5. Their body consists of 3 layers
6. Their are about 200 real species
7. Jellyfish belong to the Phylum Cnidaria
8. Some jellyfish can actually eat up to 10 times their body weight per day in plankton.
9. Baby Nomura’s jellyfish change from the size of
a grain of rice to the size of a washing machine in six months or less.
10. Jellyfish aren’t actually fish, they’re invertebrates—animals without backbones.