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08-02-2018, 09:48 AM
Coral 'gangs' trap and eat jellyfish
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Scientists have discovered that tiny corals measuring just a few millimetres can gang together to trap and eat much bigger jellyfish.
The team, which included researchers from Italy and the University of Edinburgh, found that the corals also co-operated to capture their prey.
They found that as jellyfish tried to escape, they brushed against more corals which then latched on to them.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-45022553
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/3739/production/_102773141_04ca59c7-e29f-40c0-924d-598f769e4391.jpg
Scientists have discovered that tiny corals measuring just a few millimetres can gang together to trap and eat much bigger jellyfish.
The team, which included researchers from Italy and the University of Edinburgh, found that the corals also co-operated to capture their prey.
They found that as jellyfish tried to escape, they brushed against more corals which then latched on to them.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-45022553