TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 A Sea of Jelly 4 CHAPTER 2 The Jellyfish Body 8 CHAPTER 3 How Jellies Fill Their Bellies 16 CHAPTER 4 Jellyfish Life Cycle 22 CHAPTER 5 Who Wants a Jelly 26 THINK ABOUT IT 30 LEARN MORE 31 GLOSSARY 32 INDEX 32
21st century skills library 4 A Sea of Jelly chapter 1 It was summertime and the jellyfish were drifting north Thousands of them floated in the waters around Japan They were enormous bigger and heavier than washing machines They bumped and pushed one another as they drifted Their bodies pulsed as they moved along Their stinging tentacles dangled beneath them As they plowed into one another their stinging cells sometimes fired Normally a jellyfish sting might paralyze or kill another animal But not a single jelly was harmed
exploring our oceans 5 This cauliflower jellyfish is sometimes eaten as a delicacy in Japan and China or used to make medicine
