#immortal jellyfish

[cypherdecypher]

Animal of the Day!

Turritopsis nutricula (Turritopsis nutricula)

(Photo from Penn State)

Conservation Status- Unlisted

Habitat- Atlantic Ocean; Indo-Pacific Ocean; Caribbean Sea

Size (Weight/Length)- 5 mm

Diet- Plankton; Fish eggs

Cool Facts- Dubbed the immortal jellyfish, Turritopsis nutricula can reverse its aging and, in theory, never die due to old age. Once sexually mature, they can change their cells to revert to a juvenile state. The changes in its cells can be observed in their digestive tract and their outer umbrella. These deep sea jellies are rarely ever seen outside of cameras on oil rigs and oceanic drone exploration. However, these jellies are still threatened by a multitude of predators and ocean pollution. Through observation of their cells, medical institutes are hoping that the way the immortal jellyfish de-ages its cells will give us insight on a possible cure for cancer and even reverse aging in humans.

Rating- 12/10 (Honestly, just ridiculously cool.)

#animal of the day #animals #jellyfish #marine animals #friday #august 11 #immortal jellyfish #Turritopsis nutricula #biology #science #conservation #the more you know

[squidswithsocks]

frilled jellyfish cookie!! i really like her design🪼 ik she's supposed to be a moon jelly (auleria aurita) or an immortal jelly (turritopsis dohrnii) but i took inspiration from anomalorhiza shawi and acromitus flagellatus bc i think they look cool

#cookie run #cookie run fanart #cookie run kingdom #cookie run baker's mix #frilled jellyfish cookie #moon jellyfish #immortal jellyfish #marine biology #cookie run ovenbreak

[eddieintheocean]

#marine biology #marine biology shitpost #marine animals #marine science #marine life #biology #marine #ocean #animals #meme #immortal jellyfish #eddieintheocean

[aticketplz]

エイレネクラゲの仲間　Eirene sp.

エダクダクラゲ　Proboscidactyla flavicirrata

ベニクラゲの仲間　Turritopsis spp.

ヒトモシクラゲ　Aequorea macrodactyla

クラゲ展示が充実していてこのへんでは見慣れない種類がたくさん見られてよかった

@もぐらんぴあ

The jellyfish exhibit was also extensive, and I was glad to see so many rare types of jellyfish that are not often seen in my area.

@Moguranpia

#もぐらんぴあ #Eirene #Proboscidactyla flavicirrata #Aequorea macrodactyla #Turritopsis #immortal jellyfish #jellyfish #Cnidaria

[aniron48]

Plz explain aura thing, and could I ask for mine?

@prismatic-bell hello, friend! So, the aura thing came from this post--in sum, while a little tipsy from bourbon cream and hanging out on Tumblr (as one does) I made up an ask game where people could ask me to tell them the color of their auras. When I hit 'post,' I fully envisioned it as just an excuse for some shitposting--eg, someone would send me an ask, and I would roll the metaphorical dice and respond with something like "SPARKLES." But somehow it immediately became...whatever the opposite of shitposting is? Is that earnest posting? At any rate, it became, for me, these nice moments of just letting myself write and connect with people, so I just went with it. 💜

Anyway! Your aura is the color of one of the most incredible living things on the planet--the immortal jellyfish:

The immortal jellyfish starts off like all other jellyfish--as a larva, then something called a planula, then something called polyps, and then an adult jellyfish. Normal so far, right? But the immortal jellyfish can do something completely bananas: if it's threatened or damaged in any way, it can regress to the polyp stage. In other words, it becomes "younger," and regrows damaged cells as it gets a second (or third, or twentieth) chance to grow into adulthood again.

This process of cell recycling and repair is called "transdifferentiation," and naturally, all kinds of scientists are interested in it for all kinds of reasons. But what's amazing to me about it--and what your aura embodies as well--is that extraordinary capacity not just for survival, but for healing. What an incredible gift, to have the capacity to begin again whenever you need it, to go back to the start and reach for something new, something that heals.

💜💜💜💜

#auras #ask game #immortal jellyfish #em forster said only connect #and I took that seriously

[sitting-on-me-bum]

A Turritopsis dohrnii, or immortal jellyfish

(Image credit: Adisha Pramod / Alamy Stock Photo)

#turritopsis dohrnii #immortal jellyfish #jellyfish #adisha pramod #photographer #alamy stock photo #nature #marine

[7dolors]

turritopsis dohrnii, also known as the immortal jellyfish, is a species of biologically immortal jellyfish found worldwide in temperate to tropic waters.

#haley.writing #spilled ink #spilled thoughts #poem #poetsofinstagram #spilled poetry #original poetry #writeblr #original poem #poetry #writing #poets on tumblr #poets corner #my poem #poetic #writers and poets #writeblogging #writeaway #free write #original writing #writers #writers on tumblr #female writers #escapril #escapril 2024 #jellyfish #marine life #immortal jellyfish #writerscommunity #writer

[unbfacts]

#immortal jellyfish #facts #marine #animals

[pokimoko]

Hello I'm Z, I actually have my birthday like a few weeks ago but nevermind that I wanted to ask for a drawing request if you do those still. So my request is a jellyfish holding a gay flag because I know you do those cool animals! I choose a jellyfish because they are my favorite animals specifically the immortal jellyfish because when if feels threaten it can go back it its baby form (polyp). You don't have to do this but I want say before I run out of words I love your art you amazingandcool

Happy belated birthday! Here are some jellyfish gifts just for you 🌈🪼

#ask #art #art request #my art #immortal jellyfish #jellyfish #gay #queer #queer art #animal art #lgbtqia+ #lgbtq+ #critter series #i love when people make requests about animals they're passionate about and they give me cool animal facts in the process :) #certainly a bit of a different sort of critter than i used #never done a critter without eyes before. the eyes a part of the whole style i have going on. but it's fun to go outside my comfort zone #i apologise for this being a bit more on the simple side but well. jellyfish really are just 70% squiggly lines #i hope i did your immortal jellyfish justice Z. and i hope you enjoy it :) #id in alt #queue

[l1ttlepup]

🎀 Immortal jellyfish stims 🎀

My requests are open so feel free to ask for one. I'll make stimboards and moodboards just clarify which one you want!!

I will NOT do: the dream team, religion based, anything offensive (including problematic people)

#petre blog #agere #cute #autistic stimming #kawaii #stimboard #sfw interaction only #sfw agere #sfw furry #pet regression #sfw regression #sfw littlespace #jellyfish stim #immortal jellyfish #jellyfish #jellyfish stimboard #stims #blue petre #blue stim #blue aesthetic #blue #i made this for my bsf #reqs open #please give me requests

[feliadox]

#oH YO WHAT? #AN ACTUAL POST? #NOT CLICKBAIT? #feliadox #hawk draws #immortal jellyfish #oc #jellyfish #doodle

[myososheep]

it may be the last day of may, but im not missing mermay this year!

say hello to Vrisk as a Turritopsis Dohrnii, also known as the Immortal jellyfish

#my art #watercolors #my ocs #vrisk #mermay #mermay 2023 #jellyfish #immortal jellyfish

[weirdanimal-tournament]

Round 1 Match 45

Barreleye Fish: "they're those fish with the transparent heads"

Immortal Jellyfish: "these fuckers! are theoretically immortal! under particular stressors (starvation, temperature change, etc) they can literally just re-babyfy themselves to undo the damage. plus they can reproduce both sexually AND asexually (depending on the stage)! also they are So Tiny. about as wide and tall as the average punky nail. also also. just look at those fuckers. Majestic."

#barreleye fish #immortal jellyfish #animal #weird #weird animal #polls #competition

[jolly--jelly]

Stuff from the Jellyfish project (which i still recommend to go and actually experience on my itch)

#artists on tumblr #art #artwork #digital art #painting #jollyjellyart #my art #digital artwork #turritopsis dohrnii #jellyfish #sea #gijinka #humanization #worldbuilding #immersiveexperience #gamedev #itch.io #immortal jellyfish

[little-creature-of-the-day]

little creature of the day: immortal jellyfish

what I wouldn’t give to have a little tube of these guys

image source

#little creature #little creature of the day #jellyfish #immortal jellyfish

[nabbit-unmasked]

omg those are all such cool animals!! like wow, the peregrine falcon is so fast!!! also it knocks prey birds out of the sky? damn

and gars are very cute :33

personally my favourite animals are jellyfish!! specifically the fire work jellyfish and the giant phantom jellyfish! there's a jelly called the immortal jellyfish, as you can probably guess, they're kinda immortal! not really but they do restart their life cycle when they feel threatened or are sick!

I love jellyfish!! I have heard of the immortal jellyfish and really appreciate their place in the world ^^

#ask response #immortal jellyfish #too tired for other tags