Δευτέρα 15 Αυγούστου 2011

ENGLISH - JELLYFISH

A JELLYFISH WITH ITS TOXIC TENTACLES
Jellyfish    pulse gently as they drift through the sea , feared by swimmers , loathed by fishermen and reppelent to most who encounter them.Scientists have discovered that these gelatinous animals , in their own habitat , are among the most numerous and in some ways ingenious and beautiful predators in Earth.

Without eyes (in most species ) , ears or even a brain , jellyfish manage to affect everything that lives in the ocean.They have the conventional bell-like shape and they simply wait everywhere with their dangling , toxic ,  stinging tentacles. These creatures can rapily increase in size when food is plentiful. When food becomes scarce , a jellyfish can shrink down again and travel light. They are fed on planktonic plants and animals. In a world with few hiding places , being transparent is a jelly's best defence.They are the major food source for salmon and butterfish , and they are easy to eat since they don't swim fast. A lot of them end up being eaten by sea anemones or pecked by birds.

Praya , as thick as your wrist , has been measured to be the longest jellyfish on Earth , longer than a blue whale  (thank God it's living 800 feet deep!!! ).Nowadays some people buy jellyfish Beanie Babies and keep them as pets.
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  1. alaiskaxenesglosses3 Σεπτεμβρίου 2011 στις 6:22 μ.μ.

    Weird....people keeping jellyfish as pets?I don't think I would ever do something like that.What about you crazy kids?

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  2. katia andrianou12 Σεπτεμβρίου 2011 στις 10:18 π.μ.

    It is extraordinary for us to keep a jellyfish as a pet but for some people it is interesting to have a jellyfish in their aquarium... For us a cat or a dog is the best choice but for them an alligator, a snake or a jellyfish is more fascinating! So, I think that the choice of a pet depends on someone's likes and dislikes...

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  3. alaiskaxenesglosses12 Σεπτεμβρίου 2011 στις 3:35 μ.μ.

    You have a point there , Katia.The strangest thing I had done with pets was... keeping two parrots and having them fly around my living room.They were in love and I really enjoyed it .It was easy for me to make them get back into their cage...but you know there were feathers all over the place...I drove my mum crazy!!!!

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  4. katia andrianou14 Σεπτεμβρίου 2011 στις 11:10 π.μ.

    I like parrots so much because of their vividly colours! Also, I have heard that they are among the most intelligent birds because of their ability to imitate human voices! For this reason, I think that parrots have become very popular as pets! What about yours Mrs. Jenny? Tell me more about your lovely pet!!!

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