Don’t Mess With Me!

Who are the tough guys of the water? Sharks, with their 300 teeth? Electric eels, with their shocking touch? Jellyfish, with their venomous tentacles? How about the stonefish: they have switchblade cheekbones! Stonefish have lachrymal sabers, which are bones that deploy horizontally under the eyes, and fold back in after they’ve warned you to back off!

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The Immortal Jellyfish

The Turritopsis dohrnii jellyfish has been studied by scientists for years because it has the secret to immortality. The jellyfish larva, or planula, creates a colony of polyps. Each polyp turns into a jellyfish. But if the jellyfish is hurt or starving, it can shrink back into a planula and start over!

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