What's up with all the jellyfish?

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Several times within the first couple episodes of Ad Vitam there are jellyfish. At the beginning of the first episode someone was dressed up as a huge jellyfish, and then later on Christa's parents are shown having a pet jellyfish. (There are also a couple other instances of jellyfish but those mentioned are the two major ones.)

So, what's the significance of a jellyfish? AFAIK they've not talked or hinted about it at all (and I'm on the third episode now and it doesn't seem like they're going to).



Best Answer

So, what's the significance of a jellyfish?

The jellyfish is the source of the research that led to humans being able to regenerate.

When Darius and his partner Lesky arrive at Musee Stern in S01E03, Lesky watches a video that explains it all:

VIDEO NARRATION: The Turinapsis Idraecula was first described almost 80 years ago by Augustus and Paula Stern, two biologists specializing in the biotopes of the Miocene. They were the first to notice its infinite faculty for regeneration. The jellyfish they observed were able to block the ageing process...

Shortly after that moment, the 'ageless' jellyfish is shown --

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Why are there so many jellyfish washed up on the beach?

Jellyfish travel in groups, called blooms, and sometimes rough winds, swells and currents send them to shore at once. Cooler water temperatures also contribute to mass jellyfish deaths. \u201cJellyfish are organisms that swim with the current.

What are the blobs of jelly on the beach?

Salps are nature's jellybean. This is what a bloom of salps look like. Another strange jelly-like glob you might find on the beach are salps. Salps are semi-transparent barrel-shaped marine animals that form chains with each other.

Are jellyfish that wash up dead?

So, when jellyfish wash up on the beach, they dry out and die incredibly quickly. They don't survive this way for very long at all, but take note: their tentacles can still sting, even after they've died. So, you'll want to avoid stepping on their corpses.

Are jellyfish good for the ocean?

For scientists, however, jellyfish are fascinating research subjects \u2013 they play important roles in the marine ecosystem and are a key source of food for some fish and sea turtles. Some even protect commercially valuable species, such as oysters, from predators.



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