A lake in Palau is filled with millions of stingless jellyfish
Isolated for millennia within a marine lake on Eil Malk island, millions of Golden jellyfish have evolved to lose their powerful sting, creating a unique ecosystem where humans can safely swim among them.
Jellyfish Lake in Palau is home to millions of Golden jellyfish that have lived in isolation for approximately 12,000 years. Because they have no natural predators in this enclosed marine environment, these creatures have evolved to possess stingers so mild they are undetectable to human skin.
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