Jellyfish
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Billions of Blue Jellyfish Setting Sail for Beaches
By Becky Oskin published
Billions of by-the-wind sailors, also called Velella velella, could wash ashore in coming months because of favorable water temperatures and onshore winds.
Live Jellyfish Cam Offers Stunning Views of Sea Nettles
By Megan Gannon published
If you're bored with all the vertebrates in your wildlife-cam media diet, the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California is now streaming mesmerizing live footage of its jellyfish.
Lowly Jellyfish Uses High-Tech Strategy to Find Food
By Elizabeth Peterson published
The barrel jellyfish, isn't just the largest jelly found in the waters around the United Kingdom, it's also one of the animal kingdom's most strategic searchers, according to a new study.
Secret Lives of Flower Hat Jellyfish Revealed
By Megan Gannon published
For decades, flower hat jellyfish managed to keep their early lives a secret. But scientists finally watched the species grow in an aquarium.
Animal sex: How jellyfish do it
By Joseph Castro published
Jellyfish mating involves courtship dances, swamps of reproductive material and buds, or tiny clonal outgrowths.
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