Anemone Larvae (IMAGE)

University of Gothenburg

Anemone Larvae

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Once the larvae are big enough, they leave the jellyfish and become shorter and fatter. It is the larvae that cause the skin rash in humans with the poison in their stinging cells. This generally occurs when the larvae latch on to swimsuits, for example.

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Erik Selander

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