Has anyone on these forums been bitten by a Box Jellyfish or Blue bottle?
The STING of these animals is intensely painful and deadly. Box jellyfish use powerful venom contained in epidermic nematocysts to stun or kill their prey prior to ingestion, or as an instrument for defense. Their venom is among the most deadly in the animal kingdom and has caused at least 5,567 recorded deaths since 1884.[1] Most often, these fatal envenomations are perpetrated by the largest species of box jellyfish, Chironex fleckeri, owing to its high concentration of nematocysts, though at least two deaths in Australia have been attributed to the thumbnail-sized irukandji jellyfish (Carukia barnesi).[2] Those who fall victim to Carukia barnesi suffer several severe symptoms known as Irukandji syndrome.[3] The Blue Bottle: The sting from the tentacles is potentially dangerous to most humans; these stings have been responsible for several deaths, but usually only cause excruciating pain. Detached tentacles and specimens washed up on shore can sting just as painfully as the full crea
