Sea nettles (Chrysaora fuscescens)
Sea nettles hunt by trailing tentacles and mouth-arms covered in stinging cells which paralyze and capture prey, moving them to the mouth where they can be digested. Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
jellyfish invertebrates marine nuisance species danger stingers toxins tentaclesAuthor(s) | Ben Fertig |
Author Company | Integration and Application Network |
Date Created | 2011-01-27 |
Album | Fauna > Cnidaria |
Type | Photo |
Dimensions | 1600 x 1200 |
Filesize | 1.7 MB |
Number of Downloads | 292 |
Filetype(s) | JPG |
License | Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) |
Required Attribution | Ben Fertig, Integration and Application Network (ian.umces.edu/media-library) |