Box Jellyfish attack humans unintentionally. Its venom is among the most deadly in the world. It attacks the HEART, BRAIN, and SKIN.

Box Jellyfish Range

Live primarily in coastal waters off Northern Australia and throughout the Indo-Pacific.

In Australia, the season of box jellyfish, when they are mostly found, lasts from October to April every year.

Box Jellyfish: Fast Facts

Invertebrates

Carnivore (Shrimps, Plankton, Jellyfish)

Average Life Span is less than 1 year.

Size : 3 m long, 25 cm across

Weight : Up to 2 Kg

They are pale blue and transparent in color and get their name from the cube-like shape of their bell.

Up to 15 tentacles grow from each corner of the bell. The tentacles can be 3 meters long. They sting with their tentacles !!!

They can cause human death in less than 3 min. If you do not get the anti-venom within the first thirty minutes after they sting there is a 90% chance you’ll die.

They are the only Jellyfish that have brain. They can recognize food and predators (Butterfish, Batfish, Crabs, Sea Turtles) .

They are the only Jellyfish that sleep. They sleep on the ocean floor.

Sea turtles are unaffected by the sting of the box jellyfish and regularly eat them. UNFORTUNATELY………….

Girl survives sting by world's deadliest jellyfish- Bonnie Malkin in Sydney (Telegraph.co.uk)

A 10-year-old schoolgirl, Rachael Shardlow, has stunned doctors in Australia after she survived being stung extensively by the world's most venomous creature – the box jellyfish.

After six weeks of treatment Rachael was able to go home.

Rachael's father, Geoff Shardlow, said his daughter had suffered short-term memory loss and scarring on her legs, but was otherwise in good health.

Rachael's survival will give the scientist clues as to how they can help other patients who have been stung by Box Jellyfish.

There have been more than 5,568 recorded deaths since 1954 (worldwide).

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/australiaandpacific/australia/7638189/Girl-survives-sting-by-worlds-deadliest-jellyfish.html

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