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Immortal Jellyfish (Turritopsis nutricula) |
Immortal jellyfish is the only creature that can be called truly immortal.
It is capable of reverting completely to its younger self.This cycle can repeat again and again making it immortal.
The size of Immortal jellyfish
is about 5 mm. It has an equally high and bell-shaped figure. The walls
are uniformly thin. The bright red, big stomach has a cruciform shape
in its cross section. Young specimens have only 8 tentacles along the
edge, while adult specimens have 80-90 tentacles
Immortal jellyfish comes from the Caribbean. But, they have spread throughout the world. Immortal jellyfish
are found in temperate to tropical regions in all of the world's
oceans.
It is believed to be spreading across the world as ships are
discharging ballast water in ports. Since the species is immortal, the
number of individuals is extremely increasing. Dr. Maria Miglietta from
Smithsonian Tropical Marine Institute scientist assumes that we are
looking at a worldwide silent invasion.
