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Can a jellyfish sting kill a shark?

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Most likely, yes. A man of war jellyfish has such deadly tenticles full of strong poison that could kill a shark easily.

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Possibly, but the man of war jellyfish is more likely to badly injure the shark than kill it. It all depends on the size of the tentacles of the man of war jellyfish and the type of the shark. But it is very likely for the man of war jellyfish to kill a hammer head shark or other smaller species of sharks.

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It depends on the type of jellyfish and/or shark.

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Probably. A large box jellyfish can kill a great white shark or any type of sharks.

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it depend on which jellyfish . A box jellyfish can, a portuguese man of war is not a jellyfish but it might be able to.

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No. The box jellyfish's toxic would not damage the whale.

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It depends on the species of the sharks.

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