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Turns Out Jellyfish Are Quite Amazing Creatures...

This type of jellyfish, in the photo above, has tentacles that can reach up to 4.5 meters (15 feet) long. Inside what is known as the 'bell' or 'umbrella' shape of the jellyfish body is a mouth opening.

If You Ever Get Stung by a Jellyfish, Here's What to Do!

Baby jellyfish can be as small as a coin, but some of the bigger ones can span eight feet in diameter with 200-foot long tentacles. [related_articles] Jellyfish have cells called cnidoblasts that contain something called nematocysts. Each nematocyst contains a coiled stinging thread.

16 Photos You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped

Source Festival of the winds, Sydney, Australia Source Giant algae in the wave looks like huge tentacles. Source [related_articles] Water Hyacinth on the Nile. Source A huge cruise ship behind a cliff in Jeongdongjinin, South Korea. Source Glass beach in California.

10 Animals that Can Function Perfectly Well with No Brain

When a predator looms, or when two beds of coral grow into one another’s territory, the little polyps send out their tentacles to sting and poison the interlopers into submission. 8.

The Most Frightening and Bizarre Creatures of the Ocean

Giant Squid Straight out of tales of kraken, colossal tentacled beasts who bring ships down to the bottom of the ocean, comes the giant squid: a predator that can reach 43 feet in length.

I Can't Believe These Animals Are Real...

The Tentacled snake is found in South East Asia and can stay underwater for up to 30 minutes before coming up for air. The blobfish is a fish that inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of Australia and Tasmania. Submitted by: Karen Hed.

SO CUTE! When People Gave Their Pets Some Style

This lobster-dog has a tentacle on its mouth. Image source: Reddit Share these pictures with your loved ones!

The Most Gigantic Creatures that Live in the Sea...

Their massive tentacles reach over 165 feet (50 m), despite having relatively small body frames. 10) Sperm Whale source Sperm whales are known for their incredible diving depth when scooping below the ocean floors.

The Life that Exists Below Antarctica is Truly Mesmerizing

Body stowed inside the ice floe, an anemone lets its tentacles dangle in the dark water. Scientists can’t say how it penetrates the ice—or survives there. 15. Ice covered brine or brincles leak from sea ice near East Antarctica’s Dumont d’Urville Station.

5 DIY Solutions to Better Organize Your Cords and Cables

For all of their utility, personal computers have a tendency to be a magnet for clutter, and this is particularly true of the many cables and cords that connect all of the peripheral equipment to the computer, which tend to bind around each other, creating unspeakable tentacled horrors that are a pain

These Little Elephant Calves Just Melted My Heart!

The elephant trunk, a specialized nose, is analogous to an octopus tentacle in terms of dexterity. It allows them a high degree of manipulation of objects, and elephants are adept tool-users. Elephants have been taught to paint with their adroit trunks and produce some fascinating artwork.

When it Comes to Beauty, These Photos Have Captured It

The Bodyguard Henley Spiers In water off the Philippines, a tiny fish takes refuge in the tentacles of a jellyfish. However, this fish isn’t immune to the jellyfish’s stings, so it must constantly be alert and make sure it swims in the correct position. 2.

These Deep Sea Fish Are Way Too Weird For Words...

Interestingly, they belong to the same group as jellyfish, anemones, coral, and other tentacled sea creatures. 8. Brittle Star This unique type of starfish can be found in seas and oceans all over the planet, and have been spotted anywhere from Antarctica to Siberia.

8 Biology Factoids You Were Taught that Are Totally False

Apply vinegar to the wound and the tentacles and then gently pry them off using tweezers (do not use your hands and do not squeeze them). Douse in hot but not scalding water and you should be good. Or, just use an anti-jellyfish sting spray.

10 of the SMARTEST Animals on the Planet

Octopus Octopuses are cephalopods, they have no bones and 9 brains, with one mini-brain sitting in each of its eight individual tentacles and another one linking them.

These Ocean Species Look Like They're From Another Planet

Venus Flytrap Anemone This deep-sea species closes its tentacles to capture prey to protect itself. The venus flytrap is found in the deepwater canyons in the Gulf of Mexico. 17. Poisonous Sea Slug This species is also known as sea cucumbers and has an elongated body and leathery skin.