Where does the giant irukandji jellyfish live and where does it come from?
Giant jellyfish invade Xlendi Bay This is a huge jellyfish as seen in Gozo on Sunday. Dozens of such scary-looking creatures invaded the peaceful waters of Xlendi Bay just in a matter of 30 minutes, making it impossible to swim. Although we were told that apparently these particular ones are not dangerous, we decided not to take our chances and preferred to silently observe those few courageous tourists who dared to go into the water. Later on we saw hundreds of them floating between Malta and Gozo. Really impressive! Sources: http://www.timesofmalta.
The Irukandji Jellyfish (Carukia barnesi) inhabits waters of Australia. This is a deadly jellyfish, which is only 2.5 centimeters (with bell and tentacles) in diameter, which makes it difficult to spot. The Irukandji is believed to be the most venomous creature in the world The term Irukandji refers to an Australian Aboriginal tribe that inhabited the Palm Cove region of northern Queensland where the Irukandji syndrome, produced by the irukandji stings poison, occurs most often. This is a species of jellyfish that has been known about in recent years, due to deaths of swimmers in Australia. In 2002, Richard Jordon stung while swimming off the coast of de Hamilton. He was a British tourist 58 years old, unfortunately he died a few days later. This species of deadly jellyfish is related to another deadly jellyfish, Meduse Della box. The jellyfish itself was identified in 1964 by Dr. Jack Barnes. Irukandji has stingers not only on its tentacles but also on its bell. Irukandji is very smal
