Wildlife
Australia’s inland jellyfish
Jellyfish are a staple at the beach – but did you know they live in freshwater too?
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Wildlife
Bizarre photo of a fish in a jellyfish
Byron Bay photographer Tim Samuel didn’t quite know what he was seeing when he snapped this incredible image of a fish in a very bizarre predicament – seemingly trapped inside a jellyfish.
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VIDEO: Surreal deep-sea jellyfish near Mariana Trench
Deep-sea researchers exploring around the Mariana Trench have filmed a bizarre-looking jellyfish 3700m below the surface.
Wildlife
GALLERY: Australia’s top 10 most venomous animals
Venom is commonly measured by the LD50: the concentration of toxin (lethal dose, mg/kg) required to kill half of a test animal group. A smaller number indicates more concentrated venom, with the most venomous species gaining a rating of <1. These are Australia's most venomous animals, ranked by their LD50 rating.
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Jellyfish not just passive drifters
Jellyfish sometimes actively swim against ocean currents, and this information can be used to predict their movements
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New mushroom-shaped species stump scientists
Deep-sea organisms shaped like mushrooms defy any current classification systems
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New toxic jellyfish with no tentacles found in WA
A new species of venomous jellyfish, a giant that causes Irukandji syndrome, has been found in WA
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Predicting deadly jellyfish movement now possible
We may finally have found a way to predict the arrival of the world’s most venomous jellyfish, after a link to trade winds is found.
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‘Snotty’ jellyfish a new Australian species
A new jellyfish species that found in Tasmania is the biggest in Australia.