Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Jelly Fish
The Sea wasp is a Jelly fish found mainly in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia. A severe sting from sea wasp can kill a person within 3 minutes.It has no bones. Instead , its body , shaped like an open umbrella, is supported by a thick layer of jelly like
subtance called mesogloea. The fish's tentacles contain stinging cells that inject a pazalyzing poison into its prey.Scienticfic classification: Jelly fish belongs to the Phylum Coelenterata. Large Jelly fish make up the class Scyphozoa. Most small Jelly fish belong to a class Hydrozoa.
Young ones: Scyphozoan jellyfish produce thier young ones from eggs. These eggs develop into tiny polyps, which attach themselves to the see bottom. The jellyfish grow from the polyps by a process called budding. They are arranged on each polyp like a stack of saucers. The jellyfish, when they reach certain size, are released from the polyp and they develop into adlut jellyfish.
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well rite now I have updated on how the jelly fish (Scyphozoan) produces thier young ones. I still dont know if there is a way to differ among the male and female. keep coming here to find out!