Is the Portuguese man of war poisonous?

Answer 1

Portuguese man o'war (Physalia physalis) is not a jellyfish, however it produces a liquid mixture made up of three peptides:

* hypnotoxine, a neurotoxic poison, which arrests respiratory, circulatory and nervous systems; * thalaxineand * congestine, two allergens, which produce irritation and kill by anaphylactic shock.

Answer 2

Yes. Their long tentacles are full of deadly poison.

Portuguese man of wars are blue bottle jellyfish, and they are colonies that work together inside tentacles. Their dark blue to pink colored sail-like heads are full of argon gas inside. It has been said that portuguese man of wars poison is about 75 percent as powerful as a cobra's toxic. For humans, the sting is very very painful and can cause heart/lung problems or even a shock. Incase you get into a shock, you should seek medical attention.

Answer 3

Portuguese man of wars can kill a human if it gave the human a lot of stings. One sting of the portuguese man of war is very very painful and very powerful, which can lead to heart and lung problems, fever, or shock.

Answer 4

the box jelly have this toxic venom called nématocystes épidermiques (sorry for being so big) they are like little harpoons that lodge venom into you that attacks the nervous systeme