Death is indeed the ultimate termination of all biological activities that keep a living creature alive. Sometimes brain death is used as a legal definition of death. Traditionally, the remnants of a formerly live creature begin to degrade quickly after death. Death is an unavoidable, universal process that occurs in all living beings at some point.
Which animal does not perish?
Turritopsis dohrnii, the Immortal Jellyfish, is now officially acknowledged as the sole immortal organism. The key to eternal life, it turns out, is not simply living a very, very long period. It all comes down to maturity, or rather, the lack thereof. When faced with the regular career route of dying, the immortal jellyfish (as it is more generally called) chooses to regress to a sexually immature stage.
What is the world’s most lethal jellyfish?
The Box Jellyfish is among the world’s most lethal jellyfish. The Box Jellyfish, which is found largely along the coasts of northern Australia and the Indo-Pacific, has 24 eyes and 15 tentacles that can grow to be three meters (10 feet) long. The Irukandji, Portuguese Man o’ War, Lion’s Mane, and Sea Nettle jellyfish all have potent venom.
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