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What causes jellyfish stings?

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Updated: 11/18/2022

Jellyfish venom is delivered by barbs called nematocysts, which are located on the creature's tentacles and penetrate the skin of people who brush up against them.

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What is the behavior of the box jellyfish?

It stings people and that causes alots of death

Will people with jellyfish stings need crutches?

All people with jellyfish stings to the leg or foot will need crutches

What breed of jellyfish kills man?

Most jellyfish stings are not deadly, but stings of some species of the class Cubozoa and the Box jellyfish, such as the famous and especially toxic Irukandji jellyfish, can be deadly.

What jellyfish stings the worst?

Chironex fleckeri and Carukia barnesiBox jellyfish Box jellyfish

Are jellyfish stings toxic to dogs?

No they are not

Does it hurt a jellyfish after it stings a human?

No.

What floats in the sea and stings you?

Jellyfish

What floats in the sea and stings?

Jellyfish

What are the release dates for Jellyfish Stings Man's Face - 2007?

Jellyfish Stings Man's Face - 2007 was released on: USA: August 2007

What will happen if a jellyfish stings you?

The sting will burn

Jellyfish stings acid or alkali?

They are alkali, hence the use of vinegar to neutralize the stings.

How might you treat a sting from a jellyfish that as acid?

Jellyfish stings are known to be alkali in nature - therefore, treating the affected area with vinegar neutralises the stings.

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