Non-social behavior in Aurelia aurita

Non-social behavior is defined as actions or activities that are not oriented towards society or community, and interaction or relationships. This experiment demonstrates the way Aurelia aurita, otherwise known as moon jellyfish, conducts themselves towards other moon jellyfish in closed environments. The results of this experiment conclude that moon jellyfish demonstrate consistent non-social behavior towards other moon jellyfish in the same tank. This suggests that the moon jellyfish has sufficient cognition to recognize other jellyfish and intentionally distance themselves from others. This may be driven by different factors, such as anti-predation adaptation to a group escape response. The results of this study can contribute to future possible studies on the evolutionary reason why, and the cognitive rationale why this behavior is chosen, as well as to what degree they will distance themselves.