Living in landlocked Texas, taking care of her family and having never studied jellyfish, Berwald is an unlikely jellyfish champion. What really stands ‘Spineless’ apart from many other science books is a strong personal touch and in many ways it could also be considered a memoir. Through a unique combination of science and storytelling Berwald explores the lives of jellyfish like never before and shows that these translucent gelatinous creatures don’t need a backbone, or even a brain, to play an important role in our oceans. But after reading this book, you’re likely to put these overlooked invertebrates much higher on your list. If you were to write a list of the most interesting and important creatures in our oceans the humble jellyfish is unlikely to make it very far off the bottom, if you remembered to include it at all. A bloom of moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
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