Today, November 3 is celebrated as World Jellyfish Day. It is day to celebrate and learn about these unique and fascinating coelenterates, billions of which bloom in the oceans and sometimes infest our favorite beaches.
We present here a few distinguished tweets many of which have links to additional information about these beautiful and complex creatures.
A few tidbits of info —
Jellyfish have been around for over 500 million years, perhaps 700 million years; they appeared much earlier than the dinosaurs.
Since jellyfish have no hard parts, fossils are rare.
There are over 2,000 known species of jellyfish.
More fun facts -
Scary, squishy, brainless and beautiful.
A group of jellyfish is called a smack or sometimes a bloom or a swarm.
That’s a Smack!
Jellyfish even sleep.
How Jellyfish experience their world -
Some thrive miles deep in the oceans -
You don’t want to get anywhere near this venomous Jellyfish.
But, not all Jellyfish sting.
The Red Paper Lantern Jellyfish -
The Lion’s Mane Jellyfish — the largest in the world.
Baby Jellyfish are cute.
Check out this article for more info, images and videos -
More fun facts -
A gallery of jellyfish -
A Meeting of Jellyologists.
Jellyfish Research -
Some fascinating videos -
The “Fried Egg” Jellyfish - Cotylorhiza tuberculata.
This stunningly beautiful jelly was seen during Dive 4 of the 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas expedition on April 24, 2016, while exploring the informally named "Enigma Seamount" at a depth of ~3,700 meters.
The Psychedelic Medusa! Observed at a depth of 1,015 meters near La Parguera, by NOAA’s Océano Profundo 2018 expedition to Puerto Rico.
Climate change unfortunately means more Jellyfish.
Um, Jellyfish are also found high up in the atmosphere ;)
And of course, there is Jellyfish in space!
Happy World Jellyfish Day!