Ever wonder what the very first animal on Earth was? 🐾 Scientists believe they’ve finally figured it out, and it’s not what you’d expect! It wasn’t a dinosaur or a giant sea creature—it was a simple, jelly-like organism called a comb jelly. 🌊 These tiny, shimmering creatures existed over 500 million years ago and paved the way for all animals today. What’s mind-blowing is how their simple bodies and nervous systems can still teach us about evolution. 🧬✨ Credit:<br />b3ean0 / Reddit<br />Life in the Ediacaran sea: By Ryan Somma, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ , https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Life_in_the_Ediacaran_sea.jpg<br />Zeedruif met razendsnel trillende Ripplaatjes: By Peter van Rodijnen, CC BY-SA 3.0 NL, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/nl/ , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zeedruif_met_razendsnel_trillende_ribplaatjes-4931687.webm<br />Pleurobrachia pileus (Sea gooseberry), Kijkduin, The Netherlands: By Bj.schoenmakers, CC0 1.0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ , https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pleurobrachia_pileus_(Sea_gooseberry),_Kijkduin,_The_Netherlands.jpg<br />Scientists use infrared microspectrometer 20221206: By OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University), CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ , https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scientists_use_infrared_microspectrometer_20221206.jpg<br />Scolionema sanshin: By Toshino, CC BY 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ , https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scolionema_sanshin_(10.11646-zootaxa.4344.2.4)_Figure_5.png<br />CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ :<br />Lampocteis cruentiventer — MBA: By Eric Polk, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lampocteis_cruentiventer_-_MBA.webm<br />Sea Gooseberry: By Sgerbic, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_Gooseberry.webm<br />Hormiphora californiensis: By Julius Senegal, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hormiphora_californiensis.jpg<br />Northern Comb Jelly (Agurkkammanet) (Beroe cucumis) - Senja, Norway 2023-07-10 (01): By Ryan Hodnett, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northern_Comb_Jelly_(Agurkkammanet)_(Beroe_cucumis)_-_Senja,_Norway_2023-07-10_(01).jpg<br />Lobed comb jelly swimming – MBA: By Eric Polk, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lobed_comb_jelly_swimming_-_MBA.webm<br />Hormiphora californiensis: By Julius Senegal, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hormiphora_californiensis_video.webm<br />Animation is created by Bright Side.<br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ <br /><br />Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV <br /><br />Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz <br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Our Social Media:<br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside <br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official<br />TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en <br /><br />Stock materials (photos, footages and other):<br />https://www.depositphotos.com<br />https://www.shutterstock.com<br />https://www.eastnews.ru<br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />For more videos and articles visit:<br />http://www.brightside.me
