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Are giant jellyfish poisonous

Updated: 10/6/2023
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Brandonpiercy

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12y ago

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Yes; however many of them are not poisonous for primates, but inoculate allergens, which can kill by anaphylactic shock.
Yes, if I'm not wrong......
some are

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13y ago

yes, very deadly. With one sting you could die. Jellyfish have 5,000 stinging cells in their tentacles.

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14y ago

No, in some parts of Asia people eat jellyfish on a regular basis. So at least some jellyfish are not poisonous.

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14y ago

they are nasty and painful, but not fatal.

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11y ago

Yes.
"A lance inside the nematocyst pierces the victim's skin, and poisen flows through into the victim."

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9y ago

Sting effects range from no effect to extreme pain to death.

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12y ago

Yes. Their stings can be very deadly and painful.

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15y ago

no not all jellyfish are deadly

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