ELIZABETH GOWELL

Amazing Jellies presents an entertainingand authoritative look into the little known world of what we commonly, butincorrectly, have known as jellyfish.Jellies are among the most beautiful andunusual animals on earth. They arefound in all the oceans of the world andeven in some freshwater lakes and rivers.They come in all sizes, from 3mm to 12feet across and 100 feet long. They are 95percent water, with a little bit of protein,oil, and salt. Jellies have lived on theearth for millions of years, and their fossils have been found in rocks 650 millionyears old. They have no brain, no liver,no kidneys, no heart, no lungs, or gills.They do not need blood, have no eyes,nose or tongue. They can be lethal and are nearly always beautiful.