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This comb jelly is more than a gelatinous blob – it’s a notorious ecosystem invader, a highly adaptable survivor, and a master of reproduction. The sea walnut’s bizarre nature fuels both dreams and nightmares, but for this marine biologist, it was love at first sight.

Relationships between humans and other animals are multi-faceted, often intimate, and frequently ambivalent. Most of all, they are deeply historical. The surging field of animal history aims to tell these stories.