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World Jellyfish Day honours Irish pioneer Maude Delap

Original: For World Jellyfish Day I am sharing self-taught trail-blazing Irish # marineBiologist Maude Delap (1866 – 1953), 1st to

World Jellyfish Day is drawing attention to Maude Delap, the self-taught Irish marine biologist who lived from 1866 to 1953 on Valentia Island, County Kerry. Working from a home laboratory, she became the first person to successfully breed jellyfish in captivity and document their complete lifecycle. Posts marking the day highlight her achievements and illustrations of blue jellyfish life stages based on her research.

Why now: People are celebrating World Jellyfish Day by sharing the story of an overlooked female scientist whose jellyfish research was pioneering.

Maude DelapValentia IslandCyanea lamarckiiWorld Jellyfish Day

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• For World Jellyfish Day I am sharing self-taught trail-blazing Irish # marineBiologist Maude Delap (1866 – 1953), 1st to successfully breed jellyfish in captivity & document their full lifecycle. She is surrounded by blue # jellyfish (Cyanea lamarckii) life stages based on her… · minouette@spore.social · 96

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