Some comb jellies cannibalize their young when food is scarce
Adults chow down on their larvae to survive the winter
![Mnemiopsis ledyi](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/050620_eg_combjelly_feat.jpg?fit=1028%2C579&ssl=1)
Adult warty comb jellies (Mnemiopsis ledyi, pictured) feast on their young after large summer population booms deplete their food, a new study finds. Cannibalism may help the animals last through the winter when there’s little to eat.
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