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

Ni ngay ko xàmmee
- 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
Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: It is often mistaken for a sea anemone. Its usual upward-facing mouth and pulsing bell are features to note.1
Kàttanu daŋar
Junniy cellule yu ndaw-ndaw yuy jam dañuy fetti su dara laalee leen.
Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?
Its stinging cells, called nematocysts, release venom that paralyses small prey. In people, a sting causes mild pain, a rash and swelling.1
Ni mu lore nit ñi?
Musiba ci nit: WoyofNi jamu yamb walla lu ko yées. Lu jege, amul lor ci nit.Its sting is painful, but the symptoms described are mild.1
Su jamee
- Génn ci ndox mi te dindi tentacule yi (ak gant walla ab tissu).
- Ci méduse-boîte yu tropik: tuuru vinaigre ci fa mu jam, 30 segond lu mu néew néew, woo ndimbal te pare ngir def RCP (massage cardiaque). Ci galère portugaise ak lu ëpp ci yeneen yi: raxas ak ndoxu géej, ginnaaw gi ndox mu tàng ngir metit wi.
Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk
Sàmmal sa bopp
- Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
- May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
- Su benn jamee la: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.
Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp
Fan ci àddina?
Ni mu réye?
Ni mu guddoo?
guddu na ni 9 bloku tabax yu ñu toftaleUpside-down jellyfish ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?
Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.
Ni mu gaawe?
Xibaar
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
Tasukatu léeb
Xalaat bu juum: It is a sea anemone.
Dëgg: It is a jellyfish, a type of cnidarian, although it is often mistaken for a sea anemone.1
Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar
- Turu xam-xam
- Cassiopea andromeda
- Mbooloo
- Méduse ak mbindeefi géej yuy jam
- Njaboot
- Cassiopeidae2
- Toftal
- Rhizostomeae
- Kontinaa yi
- Mbàmbulaanu End, Mbàmbulaanu Pasifik, Géej gu Xonq, Géeju Mediteraane, Géeju Timor ak Arafura, Golfu Bengal, Mbàmbulaan yi
- Liir yi
- The medusa female produces eggs and keeps them. The female uses her tentacles to catch sperm from the water to fertilise the eggs.1
- Musiba ci nit
- 1 / 5: Woyof3
Fa xibaar yi jóge
- Cassiopea andromeda (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Cassiopea andromeda (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
- Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.
Xibaar bu nekk ci xët wii am na ab nimero buy won fa mu jóge. Su nu juumee, baal nu, nun ay nit ñu bëgg rab lanu, du ab jurnaalu xam-xam. Wax nu ko ci [email protected] te dinanu ko jubbanti.
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