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- Hydrozoa: A Story of Friendship and Science
- Hey, Nathan, guess what I saw in the water yesterday...Hydrozoa!
- Hey Paul, what's that?
- Come on, I'll show you!
- I found some here!
- I don't see anything...
- Good thing I brought my microscope!
- Polys
- *Nathan looks into the microscope*
- Medusae
- What on Earth was that Paul?!
- That, my friend is Hydrozoa! Obelia polys and medusae to be exact.
- Ophelia-poly-whattttt?
- Obelia polys and medusae! They live a colonial lifestyle, the same way ants and bees live! Members of the colony have different jobs that are specialized and contribute to the success of the colony.
- Tell me more.
- TThe life of a hydrozoa starts off as a fertilized egg, that egg then develops into a sessile polyp, which means it does not move. The poly buds asexually and eventually buds off one or more medusae.
- *Paul shows Nathan an image from his textbook*
- In reproduction, new polyps can either be feeding polyps or reproductive polyps known as gonangia. When a gonangia buds, a medusae is produced. These medusae will then mature and produce their own eggs.
- Wow Paul thanks! Who knew marine invertebrates were so cool!
- Glad I could show a friend something new! Lets go back to the cafe for lunch.
- So where do babies come from?
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