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Crystal jellyfish

Ever heard of a floating chandelier in the very deeps of the ocean?

Well..meet  crystal jellyfish.

Its scientific name is Aequorea Victoria and it belongs to the Aequoreidae family, which includes more than 25 species.The common name of this jellyfish comes from its gelatinous and almost transparent appearance, similar to Crystal.


Crystal jelly jellyfish are found along the west coast of North America, from central California to Vancouver, near Washington and British Columbia. They live both in the deep ocean and offshore.In addition to its transparency, it has hundreds of tentacles of different sizes. Although these appear delicate, they are much more resistant than those of other types of jellyfish. It should be noted that these do not come out of the mouth area, but from the edge of its umbrella. In addition, they are loaded with a venom capable of paralyzing their prey.

It uses its sticky tentacles to inject the toxin that paralyzes them. It then uses the strength of the same structures to pull them into its mouth and swallow them whole. It has no teeth so it does not chew because it is in its stomach that enzymes break down the food.




This marine invertebrate achieves such an expansion of its mouth that it can swallow other jellyfish or prey twice its own size. 

the Aequorea Victoria famous is its bioluminescence, that is, its capacity to produce light naturally. When this jellyfish feels attacked or in danger, it activates through its more than 100 organs the green fluorescent protein GFP to scare away its predators.





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