See a Sea Turtle Devour a Jellyfish Like Spaghetti | National Geographic

A marine biologist captured footage of a green sea turtle enjoying a stinging meal - a jellyfish.

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Jellyfish paralyze prey using neurotoxins in their tentacles, but the turtle does not seem to be affected. It closes its eyes and uses its flipper as a shield from the jellyfish’s stinging tentacles. Green sea turtles are endangered. Their main threat is overexploitation of eggs from the beaches they are laid on. Green sea turtles are predominately herbivorous, but juveniles have been known to feed on jellyfish.

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[valavaaramusic]

jellyfish: I'm immortal

Turtle: Sounds Delicious

[DaneofHalves]

Jellyfish: LoL neurotoxins

Master Oogway: *closes eyes* “There are no neurotoxins.” *nom nom nom*

[lim]

What a fascinating sight to behold! Sea turtles play a vital role in marine ecosystems, helping to control jellyfish populations. Witnessing them in action like this is a great reminder to protect these majestic creatures and their habitat.

[giga_noob]

Jellyfish: "I paralyzed and kill the living creature just by touching me"
Sea turtle: "You can not do that because I closed my eyes"

[RayMak]

Jellyfish was boss until turtle arrives

[ME.]

I've always wondered if jellyfish are aware of what is happening around them and if they swim following their own direction or simply following the current.

[quilxgaming]

People: awww so cute

Jellyfish: *Being torn apart alive*

[teamtheguywhoalmosthitbela]

Jellyfish paralyzes it's predators and prey by a neurotoxin.
Sea turtle: *closes eyes* what I don't see doesn't happen

[vhonbantug]

jellyfish: NO ONE CAN EAT M-
Turtle:SHUT UP NOODLES

[bradyvelvet]

Nature’s way of keeping the balance.
There’s always a bigger . . . Turtle?

[noone-cghd]

Other animals : *some sophisticated technique to defend itself while attempting to consume a deadly prey*

Turtle : *closes eyes*

[rosemarsh]

JellyFish: Millions of years of evolution

Turtle: Closes eyes

[justsomeguywithalongeyebro]

Youtube: Hey wanna see a turtle eating a jellyfish like a spaghetti?

[ALRojas-rdiw]

I agree—the sea turtles keep the jellyfish populations in balance. Let’s protect them at all costs.

[madamada]

Human: _[Touches Jellyfish and suffers in horrendous agony]_

Sea Turtle: *SOMEBODY TOUCHA MAH SPAGHET!*

[duomaxwell]

Jellyfish: what a very nice afternoon to swim.

Sea Turtle: good afternoon.

[xto]

jellyfish kill humans

sea turtle: where is my spaghetti.

[Incestofeelia]

Jellyfish, the spaghetti of the ocean. Also, I love how the turtle karate chops the jellyfish lmao.

[Seba-yvsl]

Actually most of the people don’t know this but turtles tend to get high by eating jellyfishes.. that’s why in the movie Nemo the turtle was so high/happy/calm af because he told Nemo’s father and Dori that they just swam through a swarm of jellyfishes

[AZNboi]

Who else thought the sea turtle would slurp it like a noodle?