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Do jellyfish have barbs?


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  1. Barbs can be seen in nematocysts on the tentacles of jellyfish. It has poison in it.
  2. Jellyfish tentacles contain poison, which is released through barbs called nematocysts when the tentacles come into contact with something to get their prey, jellyfish frequently use poison.

Hence, barbs are present on the body of jellyfish.


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