Critter of the week - Crimson Jellyfish

From Afternoons, 3:45 pm on 29 October 2021

Jellyfish are thought to be the oldest multicellular animals on the planet! They swarm our coasts in summer and are an important part of a healthy marine ecosystem.

This week’s critter is the tiny but beautiful Crimson Jellyfish, Turritopsis rubra, which is a relative of the immortal jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii.

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