Life of Immortal Jellyfish (Turritopsis nutricula)

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.

Fun Facts about fish

 

• The tiniest fish is the stout infant at a quarter of an inch
• The oldest goldfish recorded was 43 years old!
• Goldfish can actually see ultra-violet and infra-red colors
• Goldfish can survive in freezing water
• Goldfish have been pets well over 1000 years
• Fish were well established long before dinosaurs roamed the earth.
• Some species of fish can fly (glide), while others can skip along the surface and others can even climb rock. 
• There are more species of fish than all the species of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals combined.