What Exactly is: Blue Button | Trusty Friend of Little Fish

Even though it's widely distributed, blue button is a relatively unpopular hydrozoan. While they are usually not harmful, certain case had been reported that suggest otherwise. They also have an interesting companionship with the juveniles of malabar trevally.
0:00 Opening Thought
0:29 Taxonomy and General Information
2:23 Characteristics and Life Cycle
4:54 Stings and Global Warming?
6:11 Companionship with Little Fishy
References
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Pattnayak, S.K., Silambarasan, K., Kar, A.B., Das, P., Prasad, G.V.A. (2023). Stranding of blue button jelly Porpita porpita on the beaches of Visakhapatnam, India (Western bay of Bengal). Marine and Fishery Sciences, 36(2). doi.org/10.47193/mafis.362202...
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[@chrisalford9626]

I like the fact you don't always do a " popular " lifeforms.
Great vid, keep it up.

[@OutofPlaceZoologist]

My thought process is basically like this:
If someone already made a video about it and i don't have any new information to add, i don''t need to make a video about it (except if someone requested)

[@chrisalford9626]

@@OutofPlaceZoologist and that good sir is why I love your channel.

[@westongarner-qo2ez]

6th like!👍
Awesome video!🤘

[@ravenfall9203]

I would slurp it if I came across, looks both cute and tasty!
Great video ♥

[@OutofPlaceZoologist]

Wow hold it right there. Slurping sounds way too dangerous, but I'm sure you're just joking
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Right?