Though a landlubber may say the robots look more like a stumpy octopus than a jellyfish, according to the paper the shape is actually most similar to a juvenile “ephyra stage” moon jellyfish ...
One expert praised the design but warned that the man-made jellyfish might be eaten by turtles. The flexible, 20cm-wide bots are modelled on the appearance of the moon jellyfish during its larval ...
More delicate areas, such as the eyes and lips, might be more easily pierced. Dr Bob Brown Moon jellyfish or Aurelia aurita are relatively harmless to humans There are six or seven species of ...
In recognition of the high standard of entries, 25 extra images were selected by the Natural History Museum and put to the public vote. Moon jellyfish swarm in the cool autumnal waters of a fjord ...
In 2006, beaches in Italy and Spain were closed because of a bloom of jellyfish known as mauve stingers. In 2013 a Swedish nuclear plant temporarily shut down because moon jellies were blocking ...