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Why does Jellyfish sting?


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Jellyfish:

  1. These are aquatic organisms which is an invertebrates with no backbone.
  2. They are not categorized as fish.
  3. They are found in warm and cold oceans pulsing around the ocean current.

Jellyfish sting:

  1. Jellyfish possess specialized cells called cnidocytes which consists of microscopic structures called barb on their tentacles.
  2. These barbs, when touched, rips off the tissue, penetrate in, and release some stings, which are venomous.
  3. Jellyfishes possess these specialized cells for protection against prey.

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