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Can immortal jellyfish see?

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Thus, the only known way they can die is if they get consumed by another fish or if a disease strikes the jelly. However, there are still many mysteries surrounding the turritopsis dohrnii. read more

I could be wrong—some jellyfish (Cubozoa, box jellyfish) actually have eyes with lenses, retinas and irises, and it’s conceivable that hydrozoan medusae like Turritopsis have more complex eyes. I don’t think they do, but I’d honestly have to look that up. read more

A beautiful sea anemone, perhaps along with a pair of clown fish is a much better immortal pet. A large carpet anemone is is a foot wide and not invisible like the immortal jellyfish. It is just as immortal. Obviously the clown fish can only live for about 12 to 25 years. The sea anemone though, will not age. It can grow and split into two or more. read more

The "immortal jellyfish" can transform itself back into a polyp and begin life anew. Credit Takashi Murai . After more than 4,000 years — almost since the dawn of recorded time, when Utnapishtim told Gilgamesh that the secret to immortality lay in a coral found on the ocean floor — man finally discovered eternal life in 1988. read more

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