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By Paul Kay

Jellyfish such as this lion's mane jellyfish roam the North Atlantic feeding on the tiny creatures that make up the zooplankton. To capture prey, jellyfish have a net of tentacles that contain poisonous, stinging cells. When the tentacles brush against prey, thousands of tiny stinging cells explode, launching barbed stingers and poison into the victim.

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