Why Jellyfish Float Like a Butterfly—And Sting Like a Bee | Deep Look ~

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Why Jellyfish Float Like a Butterfly—And Sting Like a Bee | Deep Look ~ ???

Jellyfish donÂ’t have a heart, or blood, or even a brain. TheyÂ’ve survived five mass extinctions. And you can find them in every ocean, from pole to pole. WhatÂ’s their secret? Keeping it simple, but with a few dangerous tricks.

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--- Why do Jellyfish Sting?

Jellyfish sting to paralyze their prey. They use special cells called nematocysts. Jellyfish donÂ’t have a brain or a central nervous system to control these stinging cells, so each one has itÂ’s own trip wire, called a cnidocil.

When triggered, the nematocyst cells act like a combination of fishing hook and hypodermic needle. They fire a barb into the flesh of the jellyfish’s prey at 10,000 times the force of gravity – making it one of the fastest mechanisms in the animal kingdom. As the barb latches on, a thread-like filament bathed in toxin erupts from the barb and delivers the poison.

The nematocyst only works if the barb can penetrate the skin, which is why some jellies are more dangerous to humans than others. The smooth-looking tentacles of a sea anemone (a close relative of jellies that also has nematocyst cells) feel like sandpaper to the touch. Their nematocysts are firing, but the barbs arenÂ’t powerful enough to puncture your skin.

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