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| Description | A final look at the beautiful but deadly Pacific Sea Nettles. With the light in the tank changing colour, this animal too has taken on a pleasing plum hue. Because jellyfish cannot chase after their prey, they must eat as they drift. By spreading out their tentacles like a large net, the Pacific sea nettle is able to catch food as it passes by. When prey brushes up against the tentacles, thousands of nematocysts are released, launching barbed stingers which release a paralyzing toxin into the quarry. The oral arms begin digestion as they transport the prey into the sea nettle’s mouth. The Pacific Sea Nettle feeds on a wide variety of zooplankton, crustaceans, salps, pelagic snails, small fish as well as their eggs and larvae, and other jellyfish. Due to their growing numbers, they seem to be reducing fish populations and have become nuisances to the fisherman of Oregon by clogging up fishing nets. Despite having a potent sting however, Pacific Sea Nettles prey to many marine birds and large fish. (Toronto, Canada, Nov.2015) |
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| Author | shankar s. from Dubai, united arab emirates |
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