Do jellyfish have any enemies? Urgent, need for school reprt

[chey_chey]

My name is chey and I am in urgent need for info on jellyfish! Needed asap! I am in 5th grd. please help! Do jellyfish have enemies and what eats jellyfish other than humans? :?

[rollie]

yes they do, but i can not spell it name. it i belever have 8 long arms and a beak type mouth and live in the sea. i know what it is but can not spell it. sorry.

[rollie]

it an octopus!!read it in the book.

[William]

A lot of animals eat Jellyfish including a large number of fish.

[rollie]

yes, but this book, said the octopus, was their main enemy, if they know what they was talking about.

[Madc0ws]

Is'nt it a bit dangerous for a kid to keep a jelly fish for a pet?

[William]

Octupuses can be the worst enemy for some but not most Jellyfish simple because most jellyfish live in open waters where there are no Octopusses (squid and pearlboats yes, but no squid)

Madcows: there are a lot of harmless jellyfish but all jellyfish are very hard to keep as pets.

[DemonShark]

Hes doing a school report and not keeping jellyfish! madc0ws lol

[wordgurl]

are there any more enemies? im doing a report 2

[dmagerl]

Why not write a report on how the collapse of the world fisheries have eliminated most of jellyfish predators and now jellyfish are taking over the oceans. In the future, mankind will be the major predator

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126981.900-jellyfish-sushi-seafoods-slimy-future.html

[Heliwyr]

Why not write a report on how the collapse of the world fisheries have eliminated most of jellyfish predators and now jellyfish are taking over the oceans. In the future, mankind will be the major predator

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126981.900-jellyfish-sushi-seafoods-slimy-future.html
Probably because when I was in 5th grade, I would never have been able to think on that level let alone write a coherent report?

Don't sea turtles like jellyfish? Or a couple of species do anyway.

I understand that the two of you are what...11? So, I obviously couldn't advise you to look around on google.

I would suggest you check out some books at your library. There should be something on marine life there. Try looking at ecosystems based around reefs. (Maybe I'm just hoping too much that you are bookworms like I was. :D)

[mommy1]

the ridley sea turtle eat jelly fish

[Algenco]

the Ocean sunfish, Mola, feeds almost exclusively on jellyfish

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_sunfish

[Northernguy]

WoW That thing gets huge!thumbs2:

Heliwyr They are already surfing the net! lol:14:

[Glub]

I don't know, so I can't help you, but google can... :ssmile:

Wikipedia would probably be a great place to start.

I don't think when your teacher said you could research on the internet they meant "join a forum and ask them for the answer" (it's his first post). Nothing guarantees we're correct, you're basically asking strangers, who may, or may not know much more about jellyfish than you do.

It would actually be much faster to do a google search than to wait for a comprehensive list of answers and discussions of verification.

We can guarantee you this though. We do not (can't speak for everyone 0.o) feed any of our fish jellyfish in our aquariums.

Good luck!

[Northernguy]

I hope we get read your assignments!
We are always in search of fresh info about anything that lives in the water.
Don't forget to tell your folks that you want an aquarium now.
They are extremely educational!:22:

[Heliwyr]

WoW That thing gets huge!thumbs2:

Heliwyr They are already surfing the net! lol:14:

Of course, doh. My age is showing... (blush)

When I was their age, I had to play Solitaire and that new fangled Sega they released. Didn't have any of this here intarwebs.

[Northernguy]

I was really worried about my kids surfing the net without supervision.
You just have to learn to trust them and hope that they stick to what they are searching for.Although it is a little easy to get sidetracked when surfing!lol
Besides my wife gets to scan their computers every night so we can find out what they have been searching for!:hmm3grin2orange:

When I was their age I was always outside fishin',riding my bike or just haveing fun but I was never in the house all day.We didn't get our first color tv until I was 13!thumbs2:

[robflanker]

Why not write a report on how the collapse of the world fisheries have eliminated most of jellyfish predators and now jellyfish are taking over the oceans. In the future, mankind will be the major predator

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126981.900-jellyfish-sushi-seafoods-slimy-future.html

They are in 5th grade keep in mind...