'Immortal' jellyfish swarming across the world

[motely36]

The Turritopsis Nutricula is able to revert back to a juvenile form once it mates after becoming sexually mature.

Marine biologists say the jellyfish numbers are rocketing because they need not die.

Dr Maria Miglietta of the Smithsonian Tropical Marine Institute said: "We are looking at a worldwide silent invasion."

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/4357829/Immortal-jellyfish-swarming-across-the-world.html

I hate jellyfish :scared:

[Jamastiene]

1. I do that too.

"revert back to a juvenile form once it mates after becoming sexually mature."

I have the mind of a 14 year old boy on most days, get mature for a while, then revert right back to having the mind of a 14 year old boy...and I'm a woman.

:P

[no name no slogan]

4. Oh yeah? Well, how YOU doin'?

;)

[Blue_Tires]

2. they must have the dna from space aliens

[lost-in-nj]

3. I'll bet they are

Scientologists.....


:*


lost

[MrCoffee]

5. I for one welcome our Scyphozoa overlords

[geardaddy]

6. I love 'em. They're tasty...

[HopeHoops]

7. I pulled one the size of a softball out of my swim trunks (right by the unit).

Fortunately, it was clear, which apparently means they have little if any sting. The water in Ocean City, MD was murky and had the consistency of tapioca with all of the jelly fish, but everyone said they weren't the stinging kind. I felt something "not quite right" and pulled out this glob from my shorts. I guess they were right because I had no inconvenient repercussions from it. The really weird part was the next day - the water was almost perfectly clear. Was that because of the jellyfish or something else? They were all gone.

[geardaddy]

8. So, it was really a "pudding" fish then?

;)

[flvegan]

10. You actually entered MD water that had "the consistency of tapioca"?

[Deja Q]

9. Biological regeneration?! But I bet they could die...

Just starve them or get a local whale to eat them. :9

I've also heard, Oprah eats anything...

:hide:

[FloridaJudy]

11. And then they've got THESE things

Invading Japan. I think it might be time to call Godzilla and Mothra to the rescue.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article749446.ece
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomura%27s_jellyfish