| The box jellyfish gets its name as they are bell | | | | jellyfish has venom that is so deadly, it considered to |
| shaped or cubed shaped with four sides being very | | | | be one of the worst poisons in the world today. This |
| prominent, thus the name box jellyfish. They can be | | | | venom is so powerful that the toxins set about |
| as long as 20 cm on each side of the cube, and have | | | | attacking the heart and nervous system, as well as |
| up to 15 tentacles on each corner. These can be 3 | | | | skin cells. Their venom was developed so that it |
| meters in length and have 5,000 stinging cells on each | | | | would instantly paralyze or kill its prey, and also so |
| of them. These tentacles are not actually triggered | | | | that there was less of a struggle. This way, the box |
| by any type of touch, rather, this species of jellyfish | | | | jellyfish would take care of its delicate tentacles. Box |
| stings because it senses a presence of a type of | | | | jellyfish eat small fish and crustaceans. |
| chemical on the outside of their prey. | | | | If a human is stung by a this jellyfish, it is entirely |
| A box jellyfish is extremely mobile, using their bodies | | | | possible for them to go into shock or even heart |
| to propel themselves forward at speeds up to 4 | | | | failure, drowning before receiving help. The sting is so |
| knots. These types of jellyfish travel towards the | | | | deadly; help must be received immediately if one |
| shores in the calmer weather, and settle around the | | | | hopes to survive. The pain is said to be excruciating, |
| mouths of both creeks and rivers after the rain. It is | | | | and those who do survive experience a lot of pain |
| assumed that after a good rain, food is washed | | | | for weeks to months after being stung. There is also |
| down to the jellyfish, and they instinctively realize | | | | generally scarring that can occur from the tentacles. |
| this. | | | | The sting is proportionate to the size of the person; |
| These jellyfish are also called sea wasps and marine | | | | for example, a young child needs less of a sting to |
| stingers. Their primary habitat is in water off of | | | | cause dire results than an adult. |
| Northern Australia and in the Indo-Pacific. A box | | | | |