Theoretically, this process can go on indefinitely, effectively rendering the jellyfish biologically immortal,[3][6] although in practice individuals can still die. In nature, most Turritopsis dohrnii are likely to succumb to predation or disease in the medusa stage without reverting to the polyp form.[7] --WP
I don't know if I'd want to be a baby again, but I'd settle for the locust thing of dipping out for a 20 year nap and seeing where we're at then.
From memory - The longest scientists have kept an immortal jellyfish alive in captivity is 5 weeks.
Their physiology requires ocean pressure and movement
Turns into a polyp that divides into new individuals, thereby dying in the process.
All i can see is jellyfish that just ate a hot-cross-bun
it looks like it drops a good powerup if you shoot it
Wouldn’t this be bad for the species in many ways?, can’t understand the evolutionary pressure to allow this
Btw, what's that red blob with a cross?
Must be nice to have a Benjamin Button super power
Would time seem fast, slow or to not move at all, to them, I wonder.
if there's any word, prefix, or suffix added to 'immortal', i dont want it. 'biologically immortal', 'functionally immortal', 'spiritually immortal'. if you have to put an extra qualifier in there, meaning it's immortal-ish, then that ain't immortality
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