These Jellyfish are found in the deep waters of Mexico (the Gulf) and the Caribbean. A cannonball jellyfish washed up on a sandy beach. Image via Depositphotos The Cannonball Jellyfish is a jellyfish ...

Found mainly off the southeastern coast of the United States, the cannonball jellyfish has a less potent sting compared to more dangerous species. While its sting can cause irritation and mild ...

Both lion’s mane jellyfish, which are more commonly found in South Carolina during the colder months, and men-of-war are ...

When it’s safe to help Cannonball jellyfish are spotted more frequently in warmer months. Unlike lion’s mane and men-of-war, the small, round species is “pretty harmless to humans,” Weeks ...

Have you ever encountered the fascinating Irukandji jellyfish? Found in northern Australia and some parts of the world’s tropical waters, this tiny creature measures less than half an inch long, the ...

These tiny jellyfish have been drifting around the oceans since before the days of the dinosaurs—but how long has a single jellyfish lived? It appears to be biologically possible that ...

For 10 relentless days and nights in September, workers at eastern China’s largest coal-fired power plant battled an invader unlike any they had faced before: a tidal surge of jellyfish. At the ...

Jellyfish protein (apoaequorin) is a recombinant protein originally extracted from the Aequorea victoria species of jellyfish. In nature, apoaequorin produces a blue light when exposed to calcium.