
Did you know the temperature in the nest of a leatherback turtle determines if a hatchling will be a boy or a girl?
Did you know some starfish could split their bodies in half then grow new legs to form 2 starfish?
Did you know there are 28000 species of fish? That's more than Mammals, and birds.
Did you know a person that studies fish is called an Ichthyologist?
Did you know Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) are about 95% water, yet a large box jellyfish has enough venom to kill 60 adult humans? They are found near shore waters of upper Australia and South Eastern Asia. An antivenom has been developed.
Did you know that jellyfish are also called sea jellies or medusae? Sea jellies that live at the surface of the sea are usually pale of a transparent colour, making them hard to see. Most deep-sea jellies are brilliantly coloured. Purple and Red are the most common shades. Some sea jellies can turn on bright lights called bioluminescence and crew on board boats find the ocean surface glows at night with the light of hundreds of jellies.
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