What’s with all the Jellyfish?

If there is a life form that know how to cope and thrive under changing circumstances this is it. These bouncy, colorful creatures are some of the most adaptable and fascinating animals on earth!

Because our research explores how certain periods of time or circumstances impact the life and practice of creators, reframing different aspects of their creativity within a given context and analyzing how they adapt and pivot, we chose the jellyfish as a symbol for our project.

Here are 3 facts about the awesomeness and adaptability of jellyfish:

1. They have been around for about 500-700 million years, which means that they predate dinosaurs by more than 300 million years! And they are still thriving as the sea changes around them.

While we are all struggling with global warming and climate change, jellyfish are actually doing great adapting to the circumstances. Since they can survive under low oxygen levels, they are not really bothered by global warming heating the water and lowering the O2. This can mean a lot of different problems for us, but not for them.

2. They don't have a brain or a spinal cord, in fact they are 95% water, so they remain flexible and extremely adaptable. And yet this relatively simple anatomy doesn't prevent them form having one of the most efficient swimming techniques or, some of them, from being extremely lethal, such as the Australian box Jellyfish .

3. There is a species of jellyfish that might have found a way to escape death, yes you read that right, it's called Turritopsis Nutrula. This kind of “immortal” Jellyfish can rejuvenate its cells when sick or under stress, transforming itself back into a polyp to start a new life. They really send the message of “no matter what life throws at you, you can always begin again… kind of”.