Box jellyfish

Introduction Jellyfish stings are a major and increasing problem in Australia and require prompt medical treatment to prevent extensive injury or death (1). There are many methods to the treatment of Box Jellyfish envenomation in Australia; from sea water and ice, to vinegar and urine (1). Therefore, it is vital to remain relevant with current research and literature on the best treatment of this controversial topic, to ensure patients are receiving the best possible care. This paper will include

Nolan Hall GW 140 20 February 2012 Box Jellyfish: Nothing Square About It For many people, water is a source of relaxation and comfort, while others believe that it can be dangerous and deceiving, but often times people do not look at what lives among it. Whether it is a body of fresh water, or a body of salt water, many creatures lurk among the depths of seas, oceans, lakes, and rivers without gaining the attention of human beings. With this, a plethora of sea creatures that tend to remain hidden

Australian Box jellies are highly advanced among jellyfish. They have developed the ability to move rather than just drift, jetting at up to four knots through the water. They also have eyes grouped in clusters of six on the four sides of their bell. There are a number of species of box jellyfish, but they are all quite dangerous. The sea wasp box jellyfish is perhaps the most deadly variety. Up to 15 tentacles grow from each corner of the bell and can reach 10 feet (3 meters) in length. Each tentacle

Abstract This research paper explores one of the most venomous creatures in the world, the box jellyfish. This includes what they are, how the venom works, its life cycle, its common diet and its habits, and also to find out why the combination of its venom, physiology, and feeding habits made them dangerous to humans. Introduction Jellyfish are marine animals that has a gelatinous bell and tentacles, which can be used to capture prey. It belongs to the phylum cnidaria, which generally has polyp

The purpose of the experiment is to test effective cures for box jellyfish stings to help US special combat divers. The university of Hawai'i -- Manoa, created an experiment to test different treatments. Methods of treatment ranged from urine to State of the art technologies made for the military. Since Box Jellyfish stings can be deadly testing on humans was not option for them the article stated. So instead they used live stinging tentacles on live human red blood cells. The experiment also looked

Resarch Paper Proposal: The Box Jellyfish As far back as I can trace my memories I remember that as a child I always liked to be in the water. Swimming pools were my absolute favorite. Wherever I went, I would always ask if there was a swimming pool. However, things changed when my parents took me to Florida for the first time. When I looked out onto the ocean my parents told me that the first words that came out of my mouth were, “Look mom, dad it’s a huge swimming pool!” I bet anyone can

Jellyfish, Dangerous yet beautiful creatures, lurk in the ocean, some are big and some are small. There are over 2000 different kinds of jellyfish some of the species are very deadly. Jellyfish can lay up to 40,000 eggs a day, there are a lot of jellyfish and they can be dangerous to us and our Marine wildlife. There is a type of jellyfish that can kill a full grown adult in 2-5 minutes. Scientist have discovered a type of jellyfish that eats other jellyfish. Jellyfish are magnificent creatures they

The Compass Jellyfish is also called Chrysaora hysoscella which actually isn’t a fish, it is a type of plankton. It is just under 100% water, this jellyfish does not have a heart, brain, bones, or blood. Its kingdom is animalia, phylum is cnidaria, class is scyphozoa, order is semaeostomeae, family is pelagiidae, and its genius is chrysaora. The compass jellyfish lives in cold or temperate waters. This Jellyfish lives in the coastal waters of the Mediterranean ocean, the northeast Atlantic ocean

Poisonous ‘Jellyfish’ Man of War comes to U.S Soil Let the Jaws theme song begin. In recent news, several Portuguese Man of Wars were spotted off the shore of New Jersey, the organism usually found in warmer waters equator region, usually as far north as Florida waters. Although, it looks like a blue jellyfish, it is not. Instead it is made of several organisms called a siphonophore (http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/portuguese-man-of-war/) that work together as a group

Cassiopea xamachana, or upside down jellyfish, is uncommon in many aspects when compared to other species of jellyfish. When the word jellyfish comes to mind, the animal you picture certainly isn't something like the upside down jellyfish. One major difference is that this jelly barely moves. It is always found among the seafloor, rarely moving and just sitting there upside down. The reason for this is to maximize their exposure to any sunlight that finds its way down to them. It might seem