Back to siphonophores we go. As it happens, the Portuguese man o’ war is far from unique, as there are around 175 species of ...
Sam Wells believes we may have been too quick to jump to conclusions about the proliferation of jellyfish blooms ...
But even though there are sensible adults around her, Suzy still feels the need to create an imaginary friend who takes the form of a real-life Australian toxinologist named Jamie Seymour, who has a ...
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James Heilman, MD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Polyps can form in various parts of the body, including the gallbladder. A polyp is an abnormal growth of tissue. Some polyps are small ...
A modular worm robot and jellyfish demonstrate the benefits of "embodied energy" -- an approach that incorporates power sources into the body of a machine, to reduce its weight and cost.
Unlike other jellyfish, giant phantom jellies don't have stinging tentacles to catch prey. Instead, they wrap their arms around their food — usually plankton or small fish — and hoist them ...
Despite their deadly nature, box jellyfish have relatively short lifespans, typically ranging from a few months to a year. They follow a simple cycle: polyps settle on the ocean floor, releasing ...
Dr Gershwin said adult moon jellyfish could live up to 13 years, although most survive for anywhere from three to six months. In the polyp stage, reached soon after hatching, jellyfish young can ...