Gone fishing? Box jellyfish catch fish deliberately

3 junio 2015

The first feeding study of tropical Australia’s Irukandji box jellyfish has found that they actively fish. They attract larval fish by twitching their extended tentacles, highlighting their nematocyst clusters (stinging structures) and using them as lures. It’s an impressive feat by any standards, but particularly so for an animal that doesn’t have a defined brain.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/Iaz4g5wJ8h0/150603093942.htm

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