The Jealous Jellyfish

Far out on the open sea, where the horizon kisses the water in clear dark blue, the “Entangoly clioli” can be found just beneath the surface. Tangled up in dense clusters, they are enmeshed by their long limbs. Every cluster consists of 3 light silver-headed and 3 dark mother of pearl-headed “Entangoly clioli”. The little creatures are similar to the common jelly fish with long limbs sprouting from a round core. However, upon closer observation, the curious explorer will notice that the “Entangoly clioli” roots its core muscle strengh in its long tentacles that mostly float elegantly and innocently in the water. 
Among versed sea travelers, the “Entangoly clioli” also holds the name of the “Jealous jelly” as the species is known for its firm grip. Young sea travelers are told scary tales of innocent ship passengers who dipped their fingers into “Entangoly clioli” infested waters. Only to find their fingers entangled with a prosperous “Jealous jelly”. The stories often take a dark turn in which fingers and whole hands need to be cut off to save the leftover human body from the “Entangoly clioli”. These tales are as gruesome as they are untrue. Every well-versed sea traveler knows that these long-tentacled friends simply want to be tickled on the knobbly top of their heads. 
A delicate detail that the gruesome tangling tales omit to tell is that the intelligent creatures learned that they easily receive their craved tickles by winding themselves around human fingers. 
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