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TIL that Jellyfish are part of the Physium Cnidaria (which also includes Corals) and start their life as Larva that hooks to the ground and can reproduce asexually. The part we know as a Jellyfish "spawns" once it reaches adult size and reproduces normally.

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1KXD TIL Ants can get caught in a circular pheromone trail, so that the whole colony pinwheels forever until they die.
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