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By Jeannette Curtis; Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS

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Tentacles are long, slender, flexible growths found on jellyfish, Portuguese man-of-wars, squid, and octopi. Tentacles are used for grasping, feeling, moving, and killing prey by stinging.

Author:Jeannette Curtis
Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS
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Last Updated: 05/25/2007
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