The cyanea jellyfish is known as both hairy cyanea and arctic jellyfish. This creature is the largest of all scyphoid jellyfish on Earth. Distributed in the northern seas of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
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Scientists suggest that cyanea jellyfish also live in warmer waters (for example, on the shores of New Zealand and Australia), but the largest of these individuals are found in cold waters. It is reported that the maximum recorded length of the cyanea tentacles was 36.5 m. The diameter of the dome of this jellyfish was 2.3 m. Such a whopper was found on the coast of North America in 1875. Curiously, this jellyfish was much longer than the largest animal on Earth - the blue whale. Zoologists believe that hairy cyaneans can generally reach up to 2.5 m in diameter of their domes. The average size of a giant cyanea is considered to be tentacles up to 20 m long and a dome with a diameter of up to 2 m. There are also individuals with a length of only 50-60 cm.
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The tentacles of these jellyfish are sticky and varied. They are grouped into 8 groups, each containing 60 to 150 tentacles arranged in a row. The dome of the giant cyanea jellyfish is also divided into 8 parts, which makes it look like an eight-pointed star. Scientists believe that the color of cyanea depends entirely on its size. Quite large individuals are colored purple or bright pink, while those that are smaller have a slight orange tint (or generally flesh-colored).
Step 3
These creatures reproduce both sexually and asexually (like polyps). Cyaneans spend the lion's share of their time in the surface layers of water. From time to time they shorten their canopy, making certain flapping of the edge blades. Giant jellyfish can be seen off the coast in late summer - early autumn, when they grow to their maximum size.
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Arctic cyanea is a predator, so it always keeps its tentacles at the ready. She spreads them so that a dense trapping net under the dome is obtained. Cyanea hunts for the inhabitants of the same seas. Cyanea eats plankton, but does not disdain other jellyfish. The giant jellyfish has a very strong poison located in its tentacles and immediately killing small marine animals (or causing significant damage to larger prey).
Step 5
By the way, the poison of the Arctic jellyfish is not dangerous for humans. The fact is that the sting of cyane simply cannot lead to the death of a person, however, painful rashes all over the body are not excluded. Also, the toxins contained in the venom of these jellyfish can cause allergies. For objectivity, it should be noted that one death was still recorded.
