Jelly Fish Fact

The jellyfish is one of the oldest living creatures in the world. Jellyfish have existed on the face of this planet for over 650 million years. They have existed since before the dinosaurs and have survived long after the dinosaurs and million other species have gone extinct. Here are few more interesting facts about JELLY FISH.

1.Jellyfish were there even when no dinosaurs existed on planet Earth.

2.The largest jellyfish ever found had a diameter of 8 feet and its tentacles were as long as half the length of a football field!

3.Even a lifeless jellyfish has the capability to sting.

4.Box jellyfish’s sting can cause the death of the person stung within a time period of 3 minutes.

5.A single jellyfish can release as much as 45,000 eggs each day!

6. Jellyfish do not have gills so technically they are not fishes but just sea jellies.

7. The growth of a jelly fish NEVER stops.

8.Their eggs pass through their stomach and come out of the mouth. Only the eggs that stick to female jellyfish’s mouth get fertilized.

9. Rainy season decreases jellyfish population because jellyfish can only survive in salty water.

10.When jellyfish swim in large groups, it is known as a bloom.