Lake Full of Jellyfish
With the sun’s first rays, Jellyfish Lake, located 550 miles east of the Philippines in the island nation of Palau, comes alive. As the sky brightens in the east, the golden jellies turn and swim toward a solar beacon.
Aerial view of Jellyfish Lake on the island of Eil Malk in Palau. This view is looking west across the lake. Cropped and colour-corrected from the original. Photo: Wikipedia
Category: Enviroment, Photography, Travel, World
wow, that is incredible. and slightly disturbing.
do those suckers sting?
how come they don’t sting?!
I went and found out that they do in fact sting, its not strong enough to cause harm to humans except for sensitive areas like around the mouth, or if you have an allergy to jellyfish stings.
Go Wikipedia!
they dont sting, if i recall correctly they have bacteria or algae in them that photosynthesis
They have lost the ability and need to sting, because there are no predators in the lake. jellyfish in the ocean sting to deter predators and foor feeding purposes, they feed on larger prey that needs paralyzing before they swim away. The jellyfish in this lake don’t need to sting for food, because they feed on small plankton and algae. the appendages under the umbrella catch the food, and don’t sting.
so, how was that for a future biology teacher?
I think read something about the jellies being land locked for so long with no natural predators that they simply lost the need to sting, and eventually the ability as well
where did you read that Will? in the post above yours? The one where pinky said everything you said, but with more detail you say? Oh, great, thanks for posting.