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Box Jellyfish |
It is a cnidarian invertebrates distinguished by their cube-shaped medusae. |
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Scientific name |
Cubozoa |
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Higher classification |
Medusozoa |
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Phylum |
Cnidaria |
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Kingdom |
Animalia |
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Its Species Are Poisonous |
Yes, Chironex fleckeri, Carukia barnesi
and Malo kingi. |
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Its Stings Class Are Extremely Painful |
Yes, Stings from these and a few other
species in the class are extremely painful and can be fatal to humans. |
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found in |
South as Gerald ton in
Western Australia and Bundaberg in Queensland. |
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How do box jellyfish see? |
It have 24 eyes of 4 different types( 2
upper and 2 lower lens eyes) form images and resemble the eyes of vertebrates
like humans. The other eyes are more primitive. |
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Do box jellyfish have hearts? |
It doesn’t have brains, hearts, basic set
of nerves at the base of their tentacles. These nerves detect touch,
temperature, salinity, etc. |
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box jellyfish eat? |
Tiny fishes, arrow worms, annelid worms,
mantis shrimps and prawns from the family Sergestidae. |
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How do jellyfish give birth? |
They can reproduce sexually by releasing
sperm and eggs into the water and forms a planula. |
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What happens if you get stung by a box
jellyfish? |
Its venom causes Irukandji syndrome which
overloads stress hormones and inflammation proteins produces pain, high blood
pressure, nausea which leads to brain hemorrhage and death. |
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It can kill humans |
Yes, within 2 minutes if you receive 2
meters or more tentacle contact. If a tentacle touches the skin it results in a
very painful sting. |
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Its Toxins
Attacks humans |
heart, nervous system, and skin cells. |
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Is there an antidote for box jellyfish? |
Yes, discovered using CRISPR genome
editing techniques in University of Sydney |
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How do jellyfish die? |
jellyfish biologically immortal |
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Biggest jellyfish in the world? |
Lions mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata )
and is 120 feet. |