Driven by questions about how overfishing, coastal development, and climate change were contributing to a jellyfish population explosion, Juli embarked on a scientific odyssey.
Recent, massive blooms of billions of jellyfish have clogged power plants, decimated fisheries, and caused millions of dollars of damage. But then jellyfish drew her back to the sea. More than a decade ago, Juli Berwald left a career in ocean science to raise a family in landlocked Austin, Texas. Yet until recently, jellyfish were largely ignored by science, and they remain among the most poorly understood of ocean dwellers. Made of roughly 95 percent water, some jellies are barely perceptible virtuosos of disguise, while others glow with a luminescence that has revolutionized biotechnology. Their sting-microscopic spears that pierce with five million times the acceleration of gravity-is the fastest known motion in the animal kingdom. They make a venom so toxic it can kill a human in three minutes. "Jellyfish have been swimming in our oceans for well over half a billion years, longer than any other animal that lives on the planet. Medusa : Toxic cocktail Sting block In Medusa's blood Party like a jellyfish Bloom.Ī former ocean biologist describes how she rediscovered her passion for marine science while investigating the enigmatic jellyfish and what the species' unique physiologies can teach about engineering and environmental stability.Ephyra : Stop waiting Sacred island Stalking the beast Jellyfish al dente Jellyfishing.Polyp : What's your agenda? Jellyfish salad Missing polyp In jelly genes Robojelly Seeing what's not there Day-glo jellies Jellyfish sense The nerve of the jellyfish Life's limits.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-325) and index.
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