Beyond the Classroom: Applied Marine Biology in Japan’s Tohoku Region with Professor Ames
Preserving biodiversity: A Nobel Prize Dialogue Tokyo 2022 panel discussion – Water Matters
Cassiopea upside-down jellyfish in Key Largo mangrove forest waters (Florida Keys, USA)
Video showing footage of Cassiopea upside-down jellyfish in Key Largo mangrove forest waters (Florida Keys, USA). Water samples were taken from this collection site during a jellyfish environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding study by Ames et al. 2021, published in Frontiers of Marine Science. Copyright A.C. Morandini (coauthor on the study) “Fieldable Environmental DNA Sequencing to Assess Jellyfish Biodiversity in Nearshore Waters of the Florida Keys, United States”
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SciShow Explains How Jellyfish Sting Without Touching You!
I Don’t Think You’re Ready for this Jelly!
SciShow’s Olivia Gordon discusses our recent discovery about Upside-Down Jellyfish and how they sting. This jellyfish might look kind of unassuming, but it’s got some surprising long-range weaponry to catch its prey!
Upside-down jellyfish release venom-filled ‘bombs’ in their snot
In a fascinating report by Nicoletta Lanese for Live Science, learn why the water surrounding upside-down jellyfish often stings to the touch. Scientists finally have the answer! Read the full story here
