cannonball jellyfish are considered one of the most important jellyfish species. Producing in abundance in the waters of the Pacific and western Atlantic oceans, cannonball jellies feed on ...

Jellyfish can produce offspring both sexually and asexually; depending on the species, they may be able to create copies of themselves by dividing in two, or laying down little pods of cells ...

At least, it usually is. The life cycle of most jellyfish species is similar. Museum curator Miranda Lowe explains, 'They have eggs and sperm and these get released to be fertilised, and then from ...

“Jellyfish have traditionally been regarded ... of the broader marine ecosystem and the abundance and distribution of species. “We need to understand what albatross eat so we can identify ...

When the jellyfish is damaged or stressed, it shrinks in on itself, reabsorbs its tentacles, and settles on the seafloor as a cyst ...

Scientists chose to study a jellyfish species that is 'representative' of many creatures that live in deep water An experiment to test how seabed mining could affect deep sea life has revealed ...

Dr Bob Brown Moon jellyfish or Aurelia aurita are relatively harmless to humans There are six or seven species of jellyfish that are often found in Irish waters, the most common is the Moon ...

Jellyfish are among the ocean’s most incredible inhabitants, boasting a wide array of forms and ... [+] abilities, including a unique species that, through an astonishing biological process ...