Irukandji are a type of box jellyfish found in Australia. Although they're small (about the size of a human thumbnail), their venom is extremely toxic. This type of jellyfish has cnidoblasts on its body as well as its tentacles. The Irukandji's sting is so painful and causes such sever...
It's more common than you might think: The Weather Channel recently reported that more than 3,000 people were treated for jellyfish stings in Central Florida in two weeks, and the beaches issued warnings of dangerous marine life. The good news is that while they can be painful, jellyfish...
Many clever species are undeterred by porcupine quills, venomous snake fangs, sticky-armed octopuses, and more.
Some 20 to 40 people die from stings by box jellyfish annually in the Philippines alone, according to the U.S. National Science Foundation. "But because death certificates are not required in many countries within the range of box jellyfish, worldwide fatalities from box jellyfish may be ser...
The bluebottleis another type of jellyfish that has a balloon-like appearance and gently bobs in the water but despite its beautiful blue colour, it is not as friendly as it may first seem and can deliver a painful sting, however, it is not life-threatening. ...
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Been stung by a jellyfish? It's more common than you might think: USA Today recently reported that more than 600 people were treated for jellyfish stings in Central Florida on a single weekend. The good news is that while they can be painful, jellyfish stings are very rarely life-threa...
marvellous videos of people eatingstaggeringly hot peppers(or juststraight capsaicin), or volunteering to betased, or shooting each otherwith fireworks, or engaging in thevariousotherthingsthat only other drunk 20-year-olds used to get to watch...there are evenvoluntaryIrukandjijellyfishstings!