Compass Jelly

About the compass jelly

• The long tentacles of the compass jellyfish are coiled in a spiral and can cause skin irritation and irritation in humans due to their stinging venom. The tentacles are white, yellowish or orange in colour, rarely also brown.
• The umbrella diameter of this jellyfish can grow up to 35cm and is said to resemble a compass rose.
• It moves particularly gracefully by pulling its umbrella together and simultaneously expelling water downwards.

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