🪸Celebrating World Jellyfish Day! 🪸
The Pacific Sea Nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens) has a translucent bell and long, flowing tentacles make it a stunning sight as it drifts through the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
These jellyfish have long, trailing tentacles armed with stinging cells, which they use for both hunting and defense. In order to protect themselves from potential dangers in their natural habitat, such as sea turtles, Pacific Sea Nettles deliver stinging responses immediately upon contact with their tentacles. Although their venom isn't lethal to humans, it can induce sensations of tingling and discomfort similar to the effects of a bee sting.
Their diet consists of zooplankton, larval fishes, crustaceans, eggs, and sometimes other jellies, and they can be found in groups known as "smacks" or "blooms." Incredible, some of these creatures have tentacles that can grow up to 6 meters long? That's the size of a standard shipping container.
This bookmark is printed on fine art, museum-quality paper.
Printed locally by a family business on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.
Bookmark size: 14.5x5cm
🐠 5% of this sale will be donated to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.
🪸Celebrating World Jellyfish Day! 🪸
The Pacific Sea Nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens) has a translucent bell and long, flowing tentacles make it a stunning sight as it drifts through the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
These jellyfish have long, trailing tentacles armed with stinging cells, which they use for both hunting and defense. In order to protect themselves from potential dangers in their natural habitat, such as sea turtles, Pacific Sea Nettles deliver stinging responses immediately upon contact with their tentacles. Although their venom isn't lethal to humans, it can induce sensations of tingling and discomfort similar to the effects of a bee sting.
Their diet consists of zooplankton, larval fishes, crustaceans, eggs, and sometimes other jellies, and they can be found in groups known as "smacks" or "blooms." Incredible, some of these creatures have tentacles that can grow up to 6 meters long? That's the size of a standard shipping container.
This bookmark is printed on fine art, museum-quality paper.
Printed locally by a family business on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.
Bookmark size: 14.5x5cm
🐠 5% of this sale will be donated to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.