Jellyfish are soft delicate marine animals but they are not fish 4
Jellyfish You might call jellyfish nature’s beautiful blobs More accurately though they are simple animals They have no bones brain heart or lungs Their bodies are made up almost entirely of water Jellyfish have a jelly like substance between their inner and outer layers of skin The jelly helps the animal keep its shape Nearly all species of jellyfish live in the sea but they are not fish 5
Jellyfish are closely related to corals and sea anemones Scientists call these marine animals Cnidarians Cnidarian comes from a Greek word meaning a type of stinging plant Nearly all Cnidarians have stinging tentacles They also have soft simple bodies These green sea anemones are closely related to jellyfish 6
The jelly in boneless jellyfish helps them keep their shape 7
