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

Jinsi ya kumtambua
- 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
Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: It is often mistaken for a sea anemone. Its usual upward-facing mouth and pulsing bell are features to note.1
Nguvu ya sumu
Maelfu ya seli ndogo za kudunga hufyatuka kitu kikizigusa.
Sumu yake hufanya nini?
Its stinging cells, called nematocysts, release venom that paralyses small prey. In people, a sting causes mild pain, a rash and swelling.1
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: HafifuKama kudungwa na nyuki au chini ya hapo. Kimsingi hana madhara kwa watu.Its sting is painful, but the symptoms described are mild.1
Akidunga
- Toka majini na uondoe vipande vya mikono iliyonata (kwa glavu au kitambaa).
- Kwa yavuyavu sanduku wa kitropiki: mimina siki kwenye sehemu zilizodungwa kwa angalau sekunde 30, omba msaada na uwe tayari kufanya CPR. Kwa mabotoli ya bluu na wengine wengi: suuza kwa maji ya bahari, kisha maji ya moto kupunguza maumivu.
Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza
Kaa salama
- Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
- Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
- Akikudunga: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.
Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama
Wapi duniani?
Ana ukubwa gani?
Ana urefu gani?
urefu sawa na matofali 9 ya kuchezea yaliyopangwa mstariUpside-down jellyfish ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
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
Kuvunja dhana potofu
Dhana potofu: It is a sea anemone.
Ukweli: It is a jellyfish, a type of cnidarian, although it is often mistaken for a sea anemone.1
Kwa wataalamu wa sumu
- Jina la kisayansi
- Cassiopea andromeda
- Kundi
- Yavuyavu na wadungaji wa baharini
- Familia
- Cassiopeidae2
- Mpangilio
- Rhizostomeae
- Mabara
- Bahari ya Hindi, Bahari ya Pasifiki, Bahari ya Shamu, Bahari ya Mediterania, Bahari ya Timor na Arafura, Ghuba ya Bengal, Bahari kuu
- Watoto
- The medusa female produces eggs and keeps them. The female uses her tentacles to catch sperm from the water to fertilise the eggs.1
- Hatari kwa watu
- 1 / 5: Hafifu3
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Cassiopea andromeda (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Cassiopea andromeda (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
- Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.
Kila ukweli kwenye ukurasa huu una namba inayoonyesha chanzo chake. Kama tumekosea kitu, samahani, sisi ni wapenzi wa wanyama, si jarida la kisayansi. Tuambie kupitia [email protected] nasi tutarekebisha.
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