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june: FLOWER HAT JELLYFISH
Flower hat jellyfish mostly differs from other jellyfish, that it spends the daytime resting at the seafloor and only float to the open sea to hunt for prey. It's a nocturnal animal.
The tentacles around its belt helps to catch prey. The pink fluroscent tips are there in order to attract small fish..
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august: FRIED EGG JELLYFISH
Fried egg jellyfish is one of those type of jellyfish which is often mistaken for a taxi by some sea creatures. Small fish or crabs are often seen riding on top of or inside the it's bell. It has a namesake which is also often referred to as eggyolk jellyfish. While they share the same name there are major differences between the two species.
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july: WHITE-SPOTTED JELLYFISH
Most spotted jellyfish has a brown color due to the algue which they live in symbiosis with. But white-spotted jellies don't have this symbiosis, this is what gives them their white color. Their sting is harmless to humans, however it can paralyze their pray. Some scintetist say white-spotted jellies can ingest more than 2000 eggs a day.
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september: HELMET JELLYFISH
Helmet jellyfish had to adapt to deep-sea life since sunlight can be harmful to it due to their photo-sensitive red color. But this pigment also has it's advantages, for example it hides the prey inside of it's belly. Unlike it's relatives helmet jellies don't go through a polyp stage.
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