Jellyfish....Jelly...fish.

Introducing the Box Jellyfish. The Box Jellyfish is a little bit different from other Jellyfish in that it’s venomous sting is extremely painful and often fatal to humans and animals. Some people refer to this Jellyfish as the “sea wasp”, “marine stinger”, or “marine stinger”. You may recognize the name if you have seen the movie Seven Pounds. Box Jellyfish played a major role in the

If they sting you, they pump a substance called nematocysts on the skin with venom. You don’t notice until their venom has been injected. It is said that you can help disable some affects of the venom by applying vinegar; however, this will not alleviate any of the pain. The creepiest thing is that if the tentacles are removed they still have the ability to sting you or if they are dead they can still sting you, crazy! So if you get a tentacle on your skin your have to remove it with a glove or towel, or else you could get stung again. Have you heard that urine can heal you if your stung by a Jellyfish? Well I am sorry to inform you that this is false and has yet to be proven otherwise. Some researches even believe that attempts such as urine, ammonia, or meat can actually make the sting worse.

These jellyfish differ from other jellyfish because their umbrella is cube shaped instead of crown shaped. This Jellyfish is unique in that they are the closest thing to invisible, or as it says on Wikipedia “almost transparent”. They are also the only Jellyfish that has actual eyes—they have retinas, corneas, and lenses. Who would have thought? Box Jellyfish are different from others in that they don’t just float around drifting in search of prey; no, this Jellyfish hunts its prey at speeds at 4 knots. (Which is about 2m/s.)

Box Jellyfish can be found in tropical and subtropical oceans. They are in the Atlantic, East Pacific down to California, as well as the Mediterranean. They are widely dispersed to areas such as Japan, South Africa, and New Zealand. Right now there are 36 known species of Box Jellyfish, and researches believe there are still many more species undescribed.

“Box Jellyfish.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 22 July 2004. Web. 27 October 2010.

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