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 ...

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Others are “brainless,” lacking a nervous system but still able to learn. Comb jellies, or ctenophores, are transparent creatures that are not closely related to jellyfish, despite their name.

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For sea walnuts, this is a bit harder. Mnemiopsis leidyi, also known as sea walnuts, comb jellies or ctenophores, are a type of animal similar to jellyfish that eat plankton and have translucent ...

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