Nemopilema nomurai

  • @blueskiesoc
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    21 year ago

    Whoa. Most jellyfish seem whispy-thin, but this one looks dense.

    • robotdnaOPM
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      21 year ago

      Indeed, I wonder why it evolved that way

      • @blueskiesoc
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        21 year ago

        I was looking it up and here are two things from the wikipedia page I thought were interesting:

        In 6 months it can grow from the size of a grain of rice to greater than 6 feet wide (1.8 m).

        It is edible, but not considered high quality. Uh, you too there, buddy. Pfft.