Researchers found that two individuals of a type of comb jelly can fuse and become one with a shared nervous system and digestive system. It has implications for animal regeneration and immune systems ...

Comb jellies (Mnemiopsis leidyi) are a type of stingless jellyfish that consume other jellyfish and fish larvae. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean, but they have spread widely and are ...

Genetic research has now revealed more about comb jellies, also known as ctenophores, which are delicate and mysterious animals. While only about 200 comb jelly species have been described, they come ...

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Besides their bodies, comb jellies, scientifically known as Mnemiopsis leidyi, also fuse their nervous and digestive systems, research found. Late one summer night in 2023, Kei Jokura entered the ...

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Comb jellies, technically known as ctenophores, are one of the weirdest creatures on Earth. They appeared in the seas over half a billion years ago and have maintained to the present day the comb-like ...

The theory of evolution shows that all of life stems from a single root and that we are related, more or less distantly, to every other living thing on Earth. Our closest ancestors, as Charles Darwin ...

In a tank of comb jellies in the lab, the team one day noticed a particularly big and misshapen individual. But weirdly, it seemed to have two apical organs – a kind of sensory structure – instead of ...

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And now, news of a tiny, transparent creature that can pull off a stunning trick - two individuals can fuse to become one. Here's science reporter Ari Daniel. ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: A little more than a ...