World's only Immortal being.

[Vendog]

http://green.yahoo.com/blog/guest_bl...al-animal.html

The turritopsis nutricula species of jellyfish may be the only animal in the world to have truly discovered the fountain of youth.

Since it is capable of cycling from a mature adult stage to an immature polyp stage and back again, there may be no natural limit to its life span. Scientists say the hydrozoan jellyfish is the only known animal that can repeatedly turn back the hands of time and revert to its polyp state (its first stage of life).

The key lies in a process called transdifferentiation, where one type of cell is transformed into another type of cell. Some animals can undergo limited transdifferentiation and regenerate organs, such as salamanders, which can regrow limbs. Turritopsi nutricula, on the other hand, can regenerate its entire body over and over again. Researchers are studying the jellyfish to discover how it is able to reverse its aging process.

Because they are able to bypass death, the number of individuals is spiking. They're now found in oceans around the globe rather than just in their native Caribbean waters. "We are looking at a worldwide silent invasion," says Dr. Maria Miglietta of the Smithsonian Tropical Marine Institute.

[Zhais]

jellyfish are pros at evolution

[Headspace]

soulless animals

[Pirian]

soulless animals

http://www.bagofnothing.com/wordpres...5/index_08.jpg

?

[wipers]

Forgot to mention Japanese people also.

[Chun Liroy]

Until they are eaten by sea turtles.

[Pirian]

Until they are eaten by sea turtles.

Japanese people?

[braaaanch]

Until they are turned into biofuel

[Chun Liroy]

Both acceptable responses.

[Ryalena]

http://www.bagofnothing.com/wordpres...5/index_08.jpg

?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0rGdChsMAc

[Khajit]

Immortal Jellyfish taking over the world?
That makes no sense. In the end there can only be one.

[Zalius]

its ok we have bombs for this

[noblemountain]

Fuck turning back into a baby. Lobsters know how to do it. They live indefinitely and actually get more fertile as they get older. If not for predators (namely us at this point) lobsters would rule the seas.

From wiki-

Recent research has led scientists to believe that lobsters may be one of a small number of species which do not die of aging. Lobsters do not slow down, weaken, or lose fertility with age. In fact, older lobsters are more fertile than younger lobsters. The reason for this indefinite longevity is said to be due to telomerase, an enzyme that repairs DNA sequences of the form "TTAGGG".[10] This sequence is often referred to as the telomeres of the DNA.[11][12] In fact, lobsters may exhibit negligible senescence, in that they effectively live indefinitely, barring injury, disease, capture, etc.[13] They can thus reach impressive sizes. According to the Guinness World Records, the largest lobster was caught in Nova Scotia, Canada, and weighed 20.15 kilograms (44.4 lb).

[Zalius]

im going to carry telomerase around in a bottle and call myself the last namekian

[Mytiwar]

They can thus reach impressive sizes. According to the Guinness World Records, the largest lobster was caught in Nova Scotia, Canada, and weighed 20.15 kilograms (44.4 lb).

I thought Godzilla was japanese


Srsly though, woulda loved to eat that monster. Fuckin' love lobster!

[Zoolander]

Huge lobsters generally have tougher meat, which sucks.

For some reason this shit is blowing my mind, I've never heard this info before.

[Shiroikage]

naked mole rats are crazy animals too

[Maguspk]

Immortal animals...hm I wonder if we could do this. I wouldn't mind going back to baby form if I kept all my knowledge and just had to grow up all over again. Fuck puberty though, awkwardly trying to rub one out in my room before school and shit was so stressful.

[Heavencloud]

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2009/..._470x313,0.jpg

140 year old lobster, they released it back into the wild lol... crazy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_the_lobster

[Khajit]

Fuck you Peta. I mean really. that lobster had the best life going for it there. It was well fed AND completely immune to predation at that place.