Whilethatmightseemslow, it's fastenoughtogivethemthemomentumtheyneedtolaunchthemselvesoutofthewater. Togetaround, theyhave a pseudotail, called a clavus, whichinsteadofbeingformedbythetypicalcaudalfin, isformedbyelementsoftheiranalanddorsalfins, andfunctionsmuchlike a rudder.
Thisdietofcreaturesthatlooklikebillowingplasticbagshasledto a seriousproblemforthemolamola: actualplasticbags.
ビニールの袋を膨らませたような生き物を餌としているため、モラモラにとって深刻な問題となっている。
Aswekeepusingtheoceansasourpersonalgarbagebins, moreandmoremolamolaareaccidentallyeatingplasticbags, which, to a two-tonbehemothwiththebrainthesizeof a walnut, look a lotliketheirregulardinnerofseajellies.
Oneofthecommonmolamolaparasitesisthelarvalstageof a sharktapeworm.
一般的なモラモラの寄生虫のひとつは、サメのサナダ虫の幼虫期である。
Meaningthatthetapewormwillgrowinsidethemolamolawiththehopethatit'llonedaybeeatenby a shark, whereitcanreproduceandthenstartthewholeprocessoveragain. Molamolaarecaughtprimarilyasbycatchbutare a delicacyinEastAsia, withtheirgutsbeingsoldasdragonintestines.