This week I have decided to post on Jelly Fish as Leonardo DiCaprio was bitten by a Jellyfish on his right upper arm.
Here are 5 facts I have learnt about Jellyfish:
- Jellyfish lived on Earth before dinosaurs
- Jellyfish have tiny stinging cells in their tentacles to stun/paralyse their prey before they eat them.
- They eat and discard waste from the one opening
- As jellyfish squirt water from their mouths they are propelled forward.
- Some jellyfish are clear in colour. Others are pink, yellow, blue, and purple.
- They eat fish, shrimp, crabs, tiny plants, and smaller jellyfish.
Jellyfish are particularly common in The Pacific Ocean. Here are 10 facts I learnt about it this week:
- It's the largest ocean on earth. It covers 30% of the earth's surface
- The Pacific Ocean’s name has an original meaning of ‘peaceful sea’.
- The Mariana Trench in the Pacific is the deepest known area of the Earth’s oceans.
- It contains about 25000 different islands.
- It is surrounded by the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area with a many of active volcanoes.
- It has 91 major ports and harbours
- It is more than five times the diameter of the Moon.
- The Pacific Ocean is currently shrinking due to plate tectonics, while the Atlantic Ocean is increasing in size, by roughly 2–3 cm/yr on 3 sides
- Water temperatures in The Pacific Ocean vary from freezing to 30 °C
I wanted to put this in too because I think its so cute!
My sources:
Facts on The Pacific Ocean
Anyone think they know what I'm linking Jellyfish to for next weeks blog?
Anyone think they know what I'm linking Jellyfish to for next weeks blog?
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