injured jellyfish fuse together into one organism

[scruffy]

Not only do they physically fuse together, but their brains merge.

Prodding one of the organisms causes the other one to exhibit a withdrawal reflex.

Comb jellies fuse together when injured, study finds

Research reveals ‘sea walnuts’ fuse together if they become injured, and nervous systems merge

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[okfine]

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[braalian]

Honestly, all this says to me is how basic and simplistic a form of life they are. Makes them seem more like bacteria or amoeba than anything else

 

[scruffy]

Honestly, all this says to me is how basic and simplistic a form of life they are. Makes them seem more like bacteria or amoeba than anything else

They have nerve nets.

This means new synapses grow between the two brains.

 

[luiza]

Problem solved Morticia .
No need for any more DNA tests .
Fused and Fried .

 

[scruffy]

These are interesting creatures. Check this out:

In addition there is a less organized mesogleal nerve net consisting of single neurites. The largest single sensory feature is the aboral organ (at the opposite end from the mouth), which is underlined with its own nerve net. This organ's main component is a statocyst, a balance sensor consisting of a statolith, a tiny grain of calcium carbonate, supported on four bundles of cilia, called "balancers", that sense its orientation. The statocyst is protected by a transparent dome made of long, immobile cilia. A ctenophore does not automatically try to keep the statolith resting equally on all the balancers. Instead, its response is determined by the animal's "mood", in other words, the overall state of the nervous system. For example, if a ctenophore with trailing tentacles captures prey, it will often put some comb rows into reverse, spinning the mouth towards the prey.