Jellyfish (Class: Scyphozoa) and jellies (Phylum: Cnidaria) in general, are a unique group of species God has placed on this Earth. For one, they have no brain, no heart, no lungs, nor any other organ we, as higher life forms, have deemed necessary for life. God truly is amazing, as he has made these creatures in a manner that allows them to live without these vital organs, with simply a motor system and a digestive system. Many of these creatures also have no reproductive system, but reproduce by splitting in half (budding), but some merely eject clouds of sperm or eggs into the water, allowing them to be fertilized at random. Jellyfish control their depth via an organ called a statocyst, which is little more than a sensitive sack filled with small "stones". They also posess light-sensitive ocilli, which detec the horizon. Meanwhile, the statocyst detects which way is up. They sting by means of little coiled harpoons attached to poison sacs. When a sensitive cilia outside the poison cell is touched, the harpoon uncoils and injects its toxic payload. Certain jellies can, untreated, cause death within minutes. Many jellies are very big. The Sea Nettle can reach 20 feet. However, the Arctic Lion's Mane can reach an incredible 100 feet! That's five, count 'em, sea nettles end to end. The Arctic Lion's mane can reach up to 14 feet in diameter too! Nasty, nasty jelly. Recently, fisherman have been having problematic problems with an increase in jelly populations of Japan. Too many jellies means any fish not eaten will be too slimed or too poisoned to be any value. So what did they do? They created a new food fad, thats what. Take your jelly and cut off the tentacles, then boil it untill it melts. Let it set, cut it into strips, salt and let dry. Deep fry the strips, bread them, and voila. You have just made something that (literally) tastes like chicken! Seriously, I read this report, this one guy says jellyfish tastes almost exactly like chicken! How weird is that?! At any rate...
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I did like this post and found that it was very informative! Thanks Jeffrey.
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