https://www.pitara.com/tags/jellyfish/Recent content in Jellyfish on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/jellyfish-fragile-creature-of-the-sea/Mon, 14 May 2001 13:16:11 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/jellyfish-fragile-creature-of-the-sea/<p>A sudden influx of jellyfish, in the Gulf of Mexico in the Atlantic Ocean is worrying both scientists and fisher folk alike. The Gulf of Mexico is bordered on the north by the United States, on the east by Cuba, and on the south and west by Mexico.</p> <figure class="image-medium has-caption"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-90_1.gif" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-90_1_hu_ef204d0665a25087.gif" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-90_1_hu_8795431f85228f96.gif 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-90_1_hu_ef204d0665a25087.gif 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="Fragile Creature of the Sea [Illustration by Sudheer Nath]" height="720" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption>Fragile Creature of the Sea [Illustration by Sudheer Nath]</figcaption> </figure> <p>Jellyfishes are invertebrates (animals without a spinal column). Some are also venomous and their sting can cause paralysis. However, the Jellyfish that have the fishermen worried are not on a stinging spree. Instead, they are clogging propellers, ripping fishing nets and eating up the sea plankton.</p>