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What is a jellyfish made of?

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Only about five percent of the body of a jellyfish is solid matter; the rest is water. Fascinating, elegant, and mysterious to watch in the water, take a jellyfish out of the water, and it becomes a much less fascinating blob. read more

Jellyfish are made of 95 percent water and 5 percent solid matter. The solid matter is composed of three layers: the epidermis is the outer layer, the mesoglea or the jelly is the middle layer and the gastrodermis is the inner layer. read more

The middle layer is made of "mesoglea," the thick, elastic stuff that looks like jelly. The final, inner layer is called the "gastrodermis." Inside their bell-shaped bodies, jellyfish have a large “mouth" where food comes in and waste goes out. Jellyfish eat fish, shrimp, crabs, small plants, and sometimes even other jellyfish. read more

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