Immortal Monsters Are Among Us

[JrDude]

FACT (maybe)
According to the article, these Jellyfish can basically change their age at will, by that I mean, if it were human, it could become an old man at will, then change to a baby that could barely walk, then change to a hairy man.
DISCUSS JELLIES AND THEIR IMMORTALNESS

[Thirdkoopa]

...Of all things that could be immortal? dangit : (

But wow; I never even knew that until today. It's pretty cool to think that they have the power to do it. Wonder how they do it.

[Syncopathic]

Holy intercourse ing poop.
This is further proof that Jellyfishes, not bears, are the greatest threat to mankind.

I MEAN, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IF THEY'RE IMMORTAL, PRETTY SOON ALL THAT'S GONNA BE LEFT IN THE OCEAN WILL BE THESE MONSTERS.

[StarWindWizard7]

Good, another reason to add to my great list of why I never want to learn how to Swim. :|

[Magnum]

Jellyfish are so crazy. I have watched a ton of programs on them. No eyes, yet they can tell distinguished color.

I would say that Jellyfish are one of the most evolved species... in a strange, strange way.

[SkyMyl]

I'd love to see them try that trick after I've netted one. What then?

[Cornwad]

I hope they taste good, eating them would be the best way to solve this problem.

[Rayquarian]

The turritopsis nutricula species of jellyfish will take over the world.

[BOREDFOREVER]

Yeah, but they're still intercourse ing jellyfish.  You find me a tiger that can change its age at will and I'll be impressed.

[Rayquarian]

Yeah, but they're still intercourse ing jellyfish.  You find me a tiger that can change its age at will and I'll be impressed.

You won't be saying that when you're drowning in a sea of the turritopsis nutricula species of jellyfish.

[BOREDFOREVER]

You won't be saying that when you're drowning in a sea of the turritopsis nutricula species of jellyfish.

Yeah, next time an ocean creeps up on me here in Missouri, I'll be watchful.

[Rayquarian]

Yeah, next time an ocean creeps up on me here in Missouri, I'll be watchful.

When mutation gives them the ability to hunt their predators, they'll slowly begin to populate on land.

[JrDude]

If evolution is real, then they will be able to speed the process of evolution with their odd aging powers, then reproduce more new versions of jelly fish, land forme, then the ocean won't have to sneak up on you, 'cause they'll just walk or fly to you.

[Friendly Hostile]

Except if you kill all the cells, it can't change its age anymore.  These things aren't invincible, they simply won't die of old age.

[BOREDFOREVER]

When mutation gives them the ability to hunt their predators, they'll slowly begin to populate on land.

Chance are I'll be dead by then, so jellyfish will be the least of my worries. And it's still a pretty loose immoratily; it can be ended pretty easily with a baseball bat.  What're they gonna do, track me down and turn old and young really fast to try to scare me to death?  Cause I gotta be honest with you, I don't think I'm gonna be able to tell the difference between a young jellyfish or an old one.

If evolution is real, then they will be able to speed the process of evolution with their odd aging powers, then reproduce more new versions of jelly fish, land forme, then the ocean won't have to sneak up on you, 'cause they'll just walk or fly to you.

"Oh poop!  That young jellyfish intercourse ing snuck up on me.  Oh wait, now he's old!  Oh God!"

I suppose, with a concerted effort, they could speed evolution if they all evolved themselves to a breeding stage, with the new young doing so soon after birth and going right into production, but their still only a slim chance that one of the new young will have the desired attributes, let alone one that manages to gain a solid enough body to walk on land and have some sort of effective attack.  And since their "immortality" is based off of regeneration, the more substantial their bodies are, the longer the process of age changing is going to take.  And really, the numbers of young that will be required to search for the evolutionary perk will be large.  That's going to mean a large foodsource to sustain the new life as well as all the energy expended breeding and regenerating tissue.  And with such large numbers, they're going to need either language and a way to co-ordinate efforts or a hive mind, something that will also have to come from the trial and error evolutionary process.

So I'm not worried.  But once again, find me a tiger that can do this and I'll start considering options.