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Jellyfish sting their prey using nematocysts, also called cnidocysts, stinging structures located in specialized cells called cnidocytes, which are characteristic of all Cnidaria. Contact with a jellyfish tentacle can trigger millions of nematocysts to pierce the skin and inject venom, yet only some species' venom cause an adverse reaction in humans.
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What is the treatment of the box jellyfish also known as a sea wasp and stinger?
The treatment of the Box Jellyfish, also known as 'sea wasp' and 'stingers' is to
How powerful is a jellyfish stinger?
Sting effects range from no effect to extreme pain to death.
What does jellyfish use its sting for?
Jellyfish uses it's stinger to stun or kill fish. After it stuns them it eats them. Some Stingers can be over 50ft long!
What are three types of cells in a jellyfish called?
there is the stinger cell the outer cell and iner cells
Where can I learn more about the stinger waffle?
The Honey Stinger website, honeystinger.com, contains a great deal of information about their entire range, including the Stinger Waffle, with words from Lance Armstrong.
What is a poisonous jellyfish?
There are several different poisonous jellyfish. They belong to the box jellyfish species. Some of the most popular are the Chironex Fleckeri, Irukandji, Fire Jelly, and the Morton Bay Stinger.
When bees sting why is it so painful?
Because the stinger (barb) contains formic acid.
Scientific name for the phyla that contains jellyfish?
The scientific name for the phyla that contains jellyfish is Cnidaria. This phylum includes animals such as jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones, which all possess stinging cells called cnidocytes that they use for capturing prey and defending themselves.
Which phylum contains sea anemones coral and jellyfish?
Cnidaria
How do Box jellyfish eat?
Unlike true jellyfish, box jellyfish actively hunt for food. Each tentacle of the box jellyfish contains nematocysts, harpoon-shaped mechanisms that inject venom into prey.
What type of jewelry is a Suunto Stinger?
The Suunto Stinger is an underwater dive watch. It tracks exposure to gas mixes to air ratios and contains an electronic compass. The average price for one is $700.
What are jellyfish covered in?
A jellyfish, largely known now to science as a jelly since it is not a fish, is formed of a bell portion followed by long oral arms, or tentacles. The bell is formed mostly of water and a jelly-like substance called mesoglea.
