#seawalnut — Public Fediverse posts

Sea Walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi)
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Sea Walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_Walnut_(Mnemiopsis_leidyi)_-_B%C3%A6rum,_Norway_2021-08-15_(03).jpg

#SeaWalnut #SeaLife #CCBYSA #MarineLife #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #Ctenophora #CombJelly #CombJellies #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography

Sea Walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_Walnut_(Mnemiopsis_leidyi)_-_B%C3%A6rum,_Norway_2021-08-15_(02).jpg

#SeaWalnut #SeaLife #CCBYSA #MarineLife #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #Ctenophora #CombJelly #CombJellies #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography

This jelly is really two in one
No, you’re not seeing double. This translucent marine creature called a #seawalnut, which is a species of #combjelly, or #ctenophore, does indeed have two mouths and two “rear” ends—pores from which it ejects waste. Yet it wasn’t born with these double features.
Injured sea walnuts can join bodies and thrive again by merging some of their systems
https://www.science.org/content/article/jelly-really-two-one