There is an 'immortal jellyfish' called Turritopsis dohrnii. Instead of dying it shrinks, absorbs its tentacles, settles on the seafloor as a blob-like cyst, becomes a polyp (the jellyfish's previous

minnieo@kbin.social · 2 years ago

There is an 'immortal jellyfish' called Turritopsis dohrnii. Instead of dying it shrinks, absorbs its tentacles, settles on the seafloor as a blob-like cyst, becomes a polyp (the jellyfish's previous

notenbrood@kbin.social · 2 years ago

Would be rad if we had little animals transforming into blobs and polyps, and back again on land. Oh, your little pet blob died? No worries it’s just reforming and will be back in a day or so.

KnittingTrekker@kbin.social · 2 years ago

Essentially it’s a Phoenix, without the flames!

Robochocobo@kbin.social · 2 years ago

nature is WILD

2ndtryagain@kbin.social · 2 years ago

So much of deep see life looks so completely from anything on land.

v13@kbin.social · 2 years ago

Yeah! It’s really interesting. I’m personally afraid to go under water and check things out, I’m so fascinated by it though.

There is an 'immortal jellyfish' called Turritopsis dohrnii. Instead of dying it shrinks, absorbs its tentacles, settles on the seafloor as a blob-like cyst, becomes a polyp (the jellyfish's previous

There is an 'immortal jellyfish' called Turritopsis dohrnii. Instead of dying it shrinks, absorbs its tentacles, settles on the seafloor as a blob-like cyst, becomes a polyp (the jellyfish's previous

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