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See the Moon jellyfish at Two Oceans Aquarium in this exhibit:
Moon jellyfish Aurelia aurita
Moon jellyfish.
Fast facts
- Moon jellies are 95% water
- Thousands of animals a year die after consuming plastic bags, which they've mistaken for jellies
Named for their ghostly, transparent bells, moon jellies have short tentacles that are armed with stinging cells, or “nematocysts”. Fortunately their sting lacks the toxic, painful punch of other jellies.
Although they’re 95% water, moon jellies are the main diet of leatherback turtles and other marine creatures. Thousands of animals die every year from mistakenly swallowing drifting plastic bags which resemble the gelatinous jellies.
Read more about other jellies:
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