"Mama," my nine-year-old son said. "Did you know jellyfish are immortal?"
"What?" I couldn't believe it. "Nothing is immortal."
"Jellyfish are. I learned it in school."
"Yeah right," I said.
"But Mama, it's true!"
"Okay, I'm going to look this up." So I did. And guess what? One kind of species of jellyfish is indeed "immortal."
If you want to get enlightened, here's the article.
(Now my son says lobsters are immortal. I'm off to check this out, too!)
Wow- I had no idea!
ReplyDeleteMe neither!
DeleteBut who wants to live forever?
ReplyDeleteDo I hear a Queen song?
DeleteNot me! Yes, David, I think you hear a Queen song! ;0)
Deletethe same is believed for crocodiles and alligators. They die only in nature, when attacked by their enemies, but in the zoos they live for hundreds of years...
ReplyDeleteWho knew?
DeleteBubba's ready for a competitive game of trivia.
ReplyDeleteAt least in science he is!
DeleteHe knows a lot
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly, yes. He really likes science, so he learns a lot about it.
DeleteWow, I never knew this. Freaky!
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts, exactly!
DeleteNeed to get their dna
ReplyDeleteYes. I don't need to live forever, but if I can look good even when I'm old, I'll take it!
DeleteNever too old to learn.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely!
DeleteI did read that somewhere a while back, must be nice
ReplyDeleteI wonder if immortal jellyfish ever get bored bobbing around in the water forever.
DeleteWow! And I agree with Angela.
ReplyDeleteI guess there's an overpopulation of the jellyfish in some parts because of their immortality.
DeleteI read the article and decided that the name of the jellyfish is wrong.
ReplyDeleteIt basicly regenerates its cells, therefore it is a TIME LORD JELLYFISH! GERONIMO!
Yes! Dr. Who's counterpart under the sea!
DeleteAh, now I think of the Cumaen Sibyl (hope I spelled those correctly because I'm too lazy to look it up). Apollo gave her the gift of immortality without the gift of eternal youth. She ended up as a little pile of dust that could talk. I wonder when she finally blew away. Maybe she's still talking dirty.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
LOL! Apollo was a tricky dude!
DeleteI have no idea on jelly fish...
ReplyDeleteI had no idea, either. I guess you learn something new every day!
DeleteOne of my co-workers just told me this, and I totally didn't believe her, either!!!
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