Jellyfish are 95% water and move via water currents or by squeezing their bodies to force out water. They are not fish but rather plankton, and eat other plankton, crustaceans, fish eggs, and small fish. Leatherback sea turtles are one of the predators that eat jellyfish. Jellyfish come in many different shapes, sizes, and colors and can be found in groups called blooms or swarms in the ocean. While some species can sting, moon jellies are generally safe to touch.

1. Jellyfish
By Ethan D.

2. What is a jellyfish?
• The first name for a jellyfish
was Medusa.
• In 1796, people started calling
them Jellyfish because they
look like they're made of jelly.
• Don't get confused! Jellyfish
aren't really fish. They are
plankton.
• People who study jellyfish
sometimes call them jellies.
Some jellies make their own light
the same way fireflies do.

4. Anatomy
• Did you know? Jellies
are 95% water.
• Humans are around
75% water.

5. Life cycle

7. Jellies in a group
• A group of jellies is called a
bloom or swarm.

8. What do jellies eat?
• Plankton
• Crustaceans
• Fish eggs
• Fish
• Other jellies

9. What eats jellies?
Leatherback Sea turtles!

10. How do jellies move?
• Water currents push them.
• They squeeze their bodies to
force out water which
pushes them forward.

11. How do jellies and
humans interact?
At the beach In aquariums As food (yuck!)

12. Jellies inspire people...
Jellyfish Robot
Jellyfish Lamp

13. Jellies are different
shapes, sizes and colors!
Pacific Sea Nettle
Rainbow Glow Jelly
Moon jellies are safe to touch . (I touched one at the NC
Aquarium at Fort Fisher when I was younger!)

14. Normura Jelly

15. Flower hat Jelly

16. Thank you for watching!