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See this animated gif?

It's two comb jellies, each of which was injured, with a part of its body ripped off ...

... and the two healed themselves by merging into one

All their systems -- nerves, gastrointestinal -- merge. If you poke one of the jellies the whole organism reacts

Scientists only just now discovered that comb jellies can do this

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Linkfest #26: “Cryptophasia”, Wigner Crystals, and How van Gogh Mastered Turbulence

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