Visit the Jelly Invaders zone and prepare yourself as the mysterious lives of jellyfish are revealed in a totally new light! Be mesmerised by enchanting jellyfish as they dance around magical tanks, where multi-coloured spotlights emphasise their beauty and create a uniquely stunning experience.
![Moon Jellyfish](/birmingham/media/rikkmyzr/moon-jellyfish.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&format=webp&quality=80&width=700&height=700)
![Sea Nettle Jellyfish](/birmingham/media/hq0n2z2x/sea-nettle-jellyfish.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&format=webp&quality=80&width=700&height=700)
![Sarlacc Jellyfish](/birmingham/media/chqht0j2/sarlac-jellyfish.jpg?center=0.43165812676360321,0.66333333333333333&mode=crop&format=webp&quality=80&width=700&height=700)
Venture into the invasion
- Dive in and witness these fascinating creatures up close in. Watch out for those stingers!
- During your experience at Jelly Invaders, you can expect to see Moon Jellyfish, Sarlac Jellyfish, and Sea Nettle Jellyfish all year around
- Marvel at their graceful gelatinous shapes bobbing through a glittering underwater wonderland. Uncover their mysterious abilities. Despite having no brains or bones, these dazzling creatures are resilient survivors, even outliving dinosaurs!
- What jellyfish secrets will you uncover in the ocean's hidden depths?
![Jellyfish floating](/birmingham/media/q1ehen3z/jellyfish1.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&format=webp&quality=80&width=375&height=375)
Life cycle Discovery
Follow the jellyfish life cycle through five clear stages of evolution, from a tiny baby polyp through to a fully grown jelly!
![Jellyfish](/birmingham/media/qwllufwf/jellyfish2.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&format=webp&quality=80&width=375&height=375)
Jelly Explorer
Understand both the good and the bad about jellies; how and when do they take over the oceans? Do all jellies sting? Where do they live?
![Orange jellyfish](/birmingham/media/plsjxehp/jellyfish3.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&format=webp&quality=80&width=375&height=375)
Mesmerising
Be spellbound by their pulsing movements. Check out those stingers!
![Jellyfish blue](/birmingham/media/42kfawhj/blue-jellyfish.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&format=webp&quality=80&width=375&height=375)
Ouch!
Jellyfish have venomous tentacles that they use to capture their prey. Some species of baby fish are able to hide amongst Jellyfish tentacles for protection!
![Moon Jellyfish](/birmingham/media/wntopvvg/moon-jellyfish.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&format=webp&quality=80&width=400&height=400)
Moon Jellyfish - Aurelia Aurita
- Moon Jellyfish are a common species of found all around the UK
- They can withstand temperatures as low as 6 and as high as 31 degrees Celsius
- Their sting is fairly mild
- Turtles feed on Moon Jellyfish!
![Jellyfish](/birmingham/media/ol2pmqxy/jellyfish.jpg?center=0.50436953807740326,0.73166666666666669&mode=crop&format=webp&quality=80&width=400&height=400)
Sea Nettle Jellyfish - Chrysaora Melanaster
- Sea Nettle Jellyfish have a sting that can cause skin irritation and a burning sensation
- They are voracious carnivores, eating other jellyfish, copepods, anchovy eggs, larvae and zooplankton
- Their tentacles can get up to 3 metres long!
![Sarlacc Jellyfish](/birmingham/media/chqht0j2/sarlac-jellyfish.jpg?center=0.43165812676360321,0.66333333333333333&mode=crop&format=webp&quality=80&width=400&height=400)
Sarlacc Jellyfish - Chrysaora Achlyos
- Sarlacc Jellyfish can grow to huge proportions with a bell diameter of up to one metre and tentacles reaching a staggering five or six metres!
- It is set apart from other jellyfish by its dark pigmentation and what’s more, they’re the largest invertebrates to have been discovered in the 20th Century