This is neat...

For everyone who has always been dying to know, it turns out that jellyfish (or sea jellies, as scientists slowly adapt their goofy lexicon) are incredibly close relatives of coral, as in coral reefs. They are both of the phylum Cnidaria. I think that it is totally wild that the such a wispy delicate creature and such a living rock are not only related, but quite similar animals. After all, both live in colonies, and really a piece of coral is thousands of little polyps with tiny fan arm mouth things trying to grab and eat things, just like jellyfish. Ahhh, marine life, what weird and violent little critters.