All About Symmetry

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 35 No. 8, August 2015

Illustration: Vinay A. Salvi.

Symmetry is important for them to keep swimming and remain afloat. Instead of growing back a lost limb, juvenile moon jellyfish prefer to rearrange the rest of their limbs by way of muscular movements. So, irrespective of how many limbs are lost, the remaining ones are masterfully realigned to regain lost symmetry. Juveniles with fewer limbs will still mature into normal adults.

First appeared in: Sanctuary Asia, Vol. XXXV No. 8, August 2015.

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