| 1. | When stimulated the cnidae secrete nematocyst toxins that are biological poisons.
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| 2. | Mohammad Bader, 12, Mountaintop, Pa . _ nematocyst
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| 3. | Nematocyst is also called the " stinging organ ".
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| 4. | Clearing the area of jelly, tentacles, and wetness further reduces nematocyst firing.
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| 5. | Some, but not all, species in this genus have prominent white nematocyst clusters.
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| 6. | There are four perradial marginal tentacles that are hollow and long and have nematocyst rings.
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| 7. | There are also four interradial tentacles that are small and solid . these have adaxial nematocyst clusters.
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| 8. | A lance inside the nematocyst pierces the victim's skin, and venom flows through into the victim.
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| 9. | Each nematocyst contains a small venom vesicle filled with actinotoxins, an inner filament, and an external sensory hair.
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| 10. | They catch their prey by means of cnidocyst ( or nematocyst )-laden tentacles that hang down in the water.
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