• Question: Is there a difference between a lions main jellyfish and tiger jellyfish?

    Asked by SeanClause07 to Jasmine on 8 Nov 2018.
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      Jasmine answered on 8 Nov 2018:


      I don’t think there is tiger jellyfish unless you know something that I don’t know. Lion’s mane jellyfish are named for their tentacles reminiscent of a lion’s mane. They can vary greatly in size: although capable of attaining a bell diameter of over 2 metres, those found in warmer climates are much smaller, with a bell about 50 centimetres in diameter.

      Size seems to dictate colouration: larger specimens are a vivid crimson to dark purple while smaller specimens grade to a lighter orange or tan, occasionally colourless.

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