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This Mysterious, Deep-Sea Jellyfish Looks Like the Ghost of an Alien
May 23, 2018 | ArticleA remotely operated vehicle named Hercules filmed a rarely seen jellyfish that looks like a cross between an alien and a pinkish makeup bag.
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Rare Footage Captures Giant Jellyfish Living Under Arctic Ice
October 25, 2017 | ArticleSurprisingly, adult jellyfish survive the winter under the Arctic's thick sea ice.
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Desert Fossils Reveal 540-Million-Year-Old Jellyfish 'Graveyard'
August 07, 2017 | ArticleOn a long-gone seashore in what is now Death Valley, ancient, sticky sand retained impressions of the oldest known example of a jellyfish stranding.
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First Animal? Jellyfish May Take the Prize
April 10, 2017 | ArticleIf scientists were to draw an enormous family tree for all of Earth's animals, the oldest branch would belong to the jellyfish, a new study finds.
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Stinging Jellyfish Come to Jersey, But Beaches Still Safe
June 22, 2016 | ArticleA dime-sized jellyfish that can deliver severely painful stings has been detected in New Jersey waters for the first time.
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Jellyfish from Outer Space? First Look Makes You Think It! | Video
April 29, 2016 | VideoAn alien-looking jellyfish was discovered while marine scientists were exploring the Enigma Seamount in the Mariana Trench, the deepest spot in the world's oceans, located in the Pacific.
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Weird Mucus Parasites Are Actually Jellyfish
November 17, 2015 | ArticleTeensy parasites called "mucus animals" are actually degenerated jellyfish that sport little stinging cells but no mouth or gut. The finding could expand scientists' definition of the animal kingdom, the researchers say.
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Ancient Jellies Had Spiny Skeletons, No Tentacles
July 10, 2015 | ArticleAncient gelatinous animals that resemble Christmas tree ornaments were protected by hard, spiny skeletons and lacked the trademark tentacles of today's jellies, fossils of the long-dead jellyfishlike creatures suggest.
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How Not to Get Stung by a Portuguese Man-of-War
July 01, 2015 | ArticleLike cast members on a distasteful reality show, Portuguese man-of-war "jellyfish" are descending upon the Jersey Shore in increasing numbers.
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Billions of Blue Jellyfish Setting Sail for Beaches
May 26, 2015 | ArticleBillions of by-the-wind sailors, also called Velella velella, could wash ashore in coming months because of favorable water temperatures and onshore winds.
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