Upside-down jellyfish
The upside-down jellyfish is a jellyfish that usually rests with its mouth facing up, so it can look more like a sea anemone. It lives in shallow, sheltered coastal water, such as lagoons and mangrove areas. It is special because it shares a partnership with algae that give it colour and food.1

Engeri y'okukitegeera
- Yellow-brown bell with white or pale streaks and spots1
- Usually keeps its mouth facing upward1
- Bell pulses to move water through its arms1
- Can grow up to 30.0 cm wide1
Kitera okutabulwa ne: It is often mistaken for a sea anemone. Its usual upward-facing mouth and pulsing bell are features to note.1
Amaanyi g'obusagwa
Enkumi n'enkumi z'obutoffaali obutono obubojja zikuba ekintu bwe kizikwatako.
Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?
Its stinging cells, called nematocysts, release venom that paralyses small prey. In people, a sting causes mild pain, a rash and swelling.1
Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?
Akabi eri abantu: KitonoNga okubojja kw'enjuki oba okutono okusingawo. Kumpi tekirina kabi eri abantu.Its sting is painful, but the symptoms described are mild.1
Bwe kibojja
- Va mu mazzi era ggyako ebiwuuzi (tentacles) byonna (ng'okozesa ggalavu oba olugoye).
- Ku box jellyfish ez'omu bitundu ebibuguma: yiwa viniga ku bifo ebibojjeddwa okumala waakiri sikonda 30, kuba essimu okufuna obuyambi era beera mwetegefu okukola CPR. Ku bluebottles n'endala ezisinga: yozaayo n'amazzi g'ennyanja, oluvannyuma amazzi agookya olw'obulumi.
Bulijjo sooka kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911). Buno bulagirizi bwa bujjanjabi obusooka obwa bulijjo, si kuwabula kwa musawo. Obujjanjabi obusooka obw'omusingi
Weekuume
- Tokwatako, tokwata wadde okusoomooza ensolo ey'omu nsiko, ne bw'eba ntono, era ne bw'eba erabika nga yeebase oba nga efudde.
- Gireke n'ebbanga. Bw'osisinkana emu, beera mukkakkamu, dda emabega mpola era gireke egende mu kkubo lyayo.
- Bw'emu ekubojja: beera mukkakkamu, totambula, kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911) oba tuuka mu ddwaliro mangu. Jjukira bwe yali efaanana, ekifaananyi kiyamba.
Tekikunoonya. Kikozesa obusagwa bwakyo okukwata emmere oba okwekuuma, era kyandisinze kwekweka. Ebirala ku kwekuuma
Wa mu nsi?
Kinene kyenkana wa?
Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?
kiwanvu nga bbulooka 9 ez'okuzannyisa mu lunyiririUpside-down jellyfish kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?
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Kidduka kyenkana wa?
Ebituufu
It is a jellyfish, even though it is often mistaken for a sea anemone.1
A shrimp lives among its tentacles and removes parasites from it. In exchange, the jellyfish protects the shrimp.1
Tiny algae called zooxanthellae live in its tissues, giving it its colour. In return, the jellyfish gives the algae the sunlight they need.1
It can reproduce both by budding, when it is in its polyp form, and sexually, when it is in its medusa form.1
Its pulsing bell moves water through its arms, which helps it breathe and gather food.1
Omumenyi w'enfumo
Enfumo: It is a sea anemone.
Amazima: It is a jellyfish, a type of cnidarian, although it is often mistaken for a sea anemone.1
Ku bakugu mu busagwa
- Erinnya erya ssaayansi
- Cassiopea andromeda
- Ekibinja
- Jellyfish n'ebibojja eby'ennyanja
- Amaka
- Cassiopeidae2
- Ensengeka
- Rhizostomeae
- Ssemazinga
- Oseyani y'e Buyindi, Oseyani ya Pasifiki, Ennyanja Emmyufu, Ennyanja ya Mediterenia, Ennyanja ya Timor ne Arafura, Ekikono kya Bengal, Oseyani
- Abaana abawere
- The medusa female produces eggs and keeps them. The female uses her tentacles to catch sperm from the water to fertilise the eggs.1
- Akabi eri abantu
- 1 / 5: Kitono3
Ebituufu we biva
- Cassiopea andromeda (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Cassiopea andromeda (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
- Venom Wiki: omutendera gw'akabi, obunene obwa bulijjo n'okuteebereza kw'embiro bibyaffe. Laba engeri gye tubibalamu: Engeri gye tupimamu akabi.
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Ebiwuuzi ebibojja