#Anyways yeah I'd be remiss not to take advantage of this for my one cute box jellyfish character

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Box jellyfish chirp??? 👁👁

AHHHH omg I thought I talked about box jelly chirps enough to annoy people but I guess I don't talk ab it enough???

Anyways, the video evidence is in my pinned post but I'll put it here too just in case

I suppose the word "whistle" is more accurate since it really is the sound of air rushing through the jelly but I honestly prefer using "chirp" because IT'S CUTE!!

I... Actually haven't seen any scientific literature or documentation on it (perhaps it's just something not many scientists think to talk about?), but to be honest I can see how it happens.

Box Jellyfish are the fastest known jellyfish because of their velarium (a flap of tissue on the bell margin that lets water squeeze out faster, maybe sorta like how a pressure washer does), so when oriented properly and washed up recently enough to still have the strength to move... They make that sound, haha!

#Most beached jellyfish are unable to move on land now that I think about it #I've only seen box jellyfish still flexing their muscles after being beached #I suppose it's because they're quite literally built differently #They have more... Form I suppose? #Most jellies just turn into blobs on land because they can't support their natural shape without water #But it seems like box jellyfish can. To a point #Anyways I'm trying to imagine a moon jellyfish swimming on land but I think the ground would quite literally make it impossible to make any #-movements #Anyways yeah I'd be remiss not to take advantage of this for my one cute box jellyfish character #He whistles ~ #mun rambles #jellyfish #It's 2am in the morning sorry if this doesn't make sense haha #box jellyfish