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milestogo

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9. It is one of three species

Reply to cayugafalls (Reply #8)

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 09:13 PM

Jan 2025

Tripedalia is a genus within the family Tripedaliidae that is part of the box jellyfish, also known as the Cubozoa. There are only three known species within Tripedalia: T. cystophora, T. binata[1] and T. maipoensis.[2] The latter is the one in the photo and its much larger.

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Scientists Unearthed an Unknown Creature with 24 Eyes While Checking the Quality of the Water in a Nature Reserve [View all] milestogo Jan 2025 OP

My word,... it must cost this thing a fortunecto upgrade an eyeglasses new frame and lense prescription. magicarpet Jan 2025 #1

and this picture quite obviously NOT representing the actual ..... - - (nt)- stopdiggin Jan 2025 #2

Grandma!! Ha ha heh. On a serious note, WOW! Just wow. The diversity of the Earth's biosphere is just literally SWBTATTReg Jan 2025 #3

And the weirdest thing: milestogo Jan 2025 #4

Yes, you're right...and Hong Kong is one of the most populated areas in the world, how does such a diverse SWBTATTReg Jan 2025 #5

And it was found by accident milestogo Jan 2025 #7

Really! And it really does look like a creature from another world, but it's a resident of our own planet! SWBTATTReg Jan 2025 #10

FSM, clearly LearnedHand Jan 2025 #6

I was thinking closer to slightlv Jan 2025 #11

Cool pic, but it is not really close to reality imo cayugafalls Jan 2025 #8

It is one of three species milestogo Jan 2025 #9