Jellyfish (Medusa) Plastic Replica

As graceful as it is dangerous, this predator is truly unique!

Our Medusa Plastic Jellyfish

Our realistic-looking model jellyfish is made of sturdy, flexible plastic and painted by hand. It is made in Germany, and the details and quality are excellent. Our jellyfish measures 3 1/2 inches from the bell or float to the end of the tentacles. It will float, but it won't float in a lifelike position - it floats at the top of the water on its side with part of the float sticking out of the water. It could be used in the bathtub, but would not look real floating in an aquarium of plastic fish. Our sea jelly (jellyfish) has flexible tentacles, and yet it's very sturdy and will hold up for play, school projects, as a collector's item, and for those who enjoy surrounding themselves with replicas of an oceanic world. This plastic jellyfish is opaque and is not at all transparent or translucent. Our jellyfish comes with an informational tag in English and German describing this and three other extinct or "living fossil" sea animals. This jellyfish is not extinct, but is considered a "living fossil," because it developed in the earliest days of life on Earth and its decendants remain very little changed today. I've shown the jellyfish upside down, as well. The underside is quite interesting and detailed. This plastic jellyfish will make a wonderful addition to your collection of sea life, a model for discussion of jellyfish, or as an educational toy. Check out our other jellyfish toys and gifts as well as our extensive collection of sea life and fish.

About Jellyfish

Jellyfish are marine invertebrates belonging to the class Scyphozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They can be found in every ocean in the world and in some fresh waters. The use of the term "jellyfish" is actually misleading since scyphozoans are not fish at all. The body of a jellyfish is called a bell and has stinging, cell-covered tentacles suspended from it. The jellyfish uses these tentacles to capture prey. The jellyfish lacks basic organs and a brain. It floats passively in the water but, due to its shape and the rythmic opening and closing of its bell, creates a current which tends to suck food toward it. Not all jellyfish are toxic to humans, but some, such as the box jellyfish found in Australian waters, can produce a nearly lethal and incredibly painful sting. There is a delicate ecological balance between fish and jellyfish. Often overfishing creates an overabundance of jellyfish since both share the same food source. As fish population declines, the number of jellyfish tend to increase.

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