Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Cnidarian Fun Facts:

  • The name Cnidaria comes from the Greek "Cnidos" meaning stinging nettle.
  • A group of jellyfish is called a smack.
  • Jellyfish can have up to 800 tentacles.
  • The firing of nematocysts are the fastest reactions in the animal kingdom.
  • Sea anemones are names after the Anemone Flower, and that is why the anemone is sometimes called the flower of the sea.

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