Related questions

Q.Why do people pee on jellyfish stings

A.People pee on a jellyfish sting as it's thought the acidity in urine neutralises the poison. Actually, the reverse is true. Vinegar is the best solution.

Q.Is it true that when you brake jellyfish up with rock do the fragments become more jellyfish

A.No, it is not true that if you break up a jellyfish the fragments become more jellyfish. This process would kill it, they reproduce using eggs.

Q.If jellyfish land on a beach out of water, will they evaporate without trace or do they leave some internal organs, such as beady eyes as proof of their useless existence? If they do indeed evaporate, how long does this process take and does it smell?

A.Jellyfish don't evaporate when they are beached. If they're not washed back into the sea at high tide, they die & decompose. This takes a few weeks.

Q.How are organisms like jellyfish able to propel themselves when they have no brain to operate a nervous system?

A.Most jellyfish are passive drifters that move with the current. Their shape is not hydrodynamic, which makes them slow swimmers. You can escape easily.