41+ Immortal Jellyfish Predators Gif. Despite the immortal's jellyfish ability to refrain from dying from age, rendering it fairly immortal, the animal can be killed by disease or by natural marine predators. They are only biologically immortal, they still can be eaten by predators (and they certainly are eaten).

Giant files: Nomura and Lion's mane jellyfish
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Meet the immortal jellyfish, turritopsis dohrnii. Meaning, they can either do or die when faced with predators or encounter a disease during their polyp stage. Turritopsis dohrnii (the immortal jellyfish) belong to the phylum cnidaria along with other jellyfish cnidocytes, stinging cells that play a role in capturing prey and providing protection from predators.

They have been recorded hitching rides on cargo ships that use seawater.

Meaning, they can either do or die when faced with predators or encounter a disease during their polyp stage. How long do jellyfish live? 3 the immortal jellyfish reproduces both sexually and asexually. Being only biologically immortal, it means that they can live as long as they are not affected by external factors.


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