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Institute of
Marine Science;
dangers of box
jellyfish Nematocysts Firing Movie Wrobel, David. "
Nematocysts". The JelliesZone.
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- are known:
Nematocysts inject venom into prey, and
usually have
barbs to keep them
embedded in the victims. Most
species have
nematocysts. Spirocysts...
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called cnidocytes.
Cnidocytes contain specialized structures called nematocysts,
which look like
miniature light bulbs with a
coiled thread inside. At...
- as
supporting an
endosymbiotic origin for
cnidarian nematocysts. In
polykrikoids the
nematocyst is
found ****ociated with
another extrusive organelle...
- to the
venomous nematocysts. The slug
consumes chunks of the
organism and
appears to
select and
store the most
venomous nematocysts for its own use against...
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thought to be one of the
earliest predators,
catching small prey with its
nematocysts as
modern cnidarians do. Some
palaeontologists have
suggested that animals...
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cnidocysts (also
called nematocysts). The
toxins in
their nematocysts are
effective against their prey.
While cnidarians all
possess nematocysts, in some species...
- are
armed with
nematocysts, a type of
specialized stinging cell.
Contact with a
jellyfish tentacle can
trigger millions of
nematocysts to
pierce the skin...
- Each
tentacle bears tiny, coiled, thread-like
structures called nematocysts.
Nematocysts trigger and
inject venom on contact, stinging, paralyzing, and...
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color can warn
other animals of the sea slug's
toxic stinging cells (
nematocysts) or
offensive taste. Like all gastropods, they have small, razor-sharp...
