JELLYFISH
Jellyfish are beautiful and (1) _______________ (mystery) sea creatures, well-known for their (2) _____________ (poison) stings. They come in many different colours and patterns, and some jellyfish even glow in the dark! The smallest are just a few inches wide while the largest can grow to an incredible (3) ______________ (long) of 120 feet!
Jellyfish move through the water like an umbrella. They do this by opening their skin and letting water flow inside. Then they push all the water out. When this happens, the jellyfish (4) ______________ (sudden) shoot forward.
Every year, (5) _____________ (shock) stories are published in newspapers about people who have been stung by jellyfish. However, although it is true that some types of jellyfish can be (6) ______________ (extreme) dangerous, the majority are actually absolutely (7) ________________ (harm). They simply flat around peacefully in the ocean.
In (8) ________________ (real), jellyfish need to be more afraid of humans than we of them. Why? Because jellyfish is on the menu in several countries! The (9) ________________ (Japan), for instance, consider jellyfish a delicacy. In Japan you can even buy jellyfish sweets and jellyfish sushi! The locals enjoy its (10) ______________ (rubber) texture although foreigners usually say it tastes quite bland!