Comments on: Lake Full of Jellyfish

By: shut up

shut up — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:27:26 +0000

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.

By: Will

Will — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:11:34 +0000

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

By: Pinky

Pinky — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:49:58 +0000

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?

By: Heath

Heath — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:27:54 +0000

they dont sting, if i recall correctly they have bacteria or algae in them that photosynthesis

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:26:38 +0000

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!

By: maggie

maggie — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 01:32:33 +0000

how come they don’t sting?!

By: Chad

Chad — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:15:03 +0000

do those suckers sting?

By: alo.

alo. — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:41:47 +0000

wow, that is incredible. and slightly disturbing.