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It is a common fact that the jellyfish has always been dangerous and harmful to the water sport lovers and swimmers. Just like poisonous spiders and snakes, jellyfish is a deadly water creature with fatal sting that can kill you sooner than any other deadly creature in water. Jellyfish are spreading at a faster rate and are not easily visible due to their tiny structure, but are highly poisonous. Jellyfish has toxic venom that can cause you distress and unbearable pain, but box jellyfish is a deadly species of jellyfish that has the ability to kill three adults! People who are stung by the dangerous box jellyfish must be given first aid immediately and rushed to the hospital as soon as possible. Most number of swimmers, who are attacked by venomous box jellyfish, are never saved on time. Out of the 19 species of jellyfish, two are highly dangerous among other deadly creatures on this earth. Even one of the two have enough poison in its sting to kill minimum 60 adult people in not more than 3 minutes! Box jellyfish are transparent and light blue, cube-shaped creatures with four different sides, hence the name box jellyfish. With 15 tentacles on each corner that measure 3 meters, have 5000 sting cells called nematocysts. Jellyfish shoots like a jet at the speed of 4 knots. They are found during the moist seasons near the creeks or river beds when the seas are smooth. These deadly marine creatures are not found in corals or in deep waters or near excessive weed bed or sea grass. These move in silent waters near the shore and at high tide, these move along the creeks and river mouths. Usually, box jellyfish feed on small fishes and crustaceans. There are nearly no chances of survival if hit by its poisonous sting, except given first aid instantly. The pain that the victim experiences is overwhelming and unbearable that he/she would rather drown than swim to the shore . Vinegar is of extreme help to person attacked by its toxic sting. In order to kill and deactivate the sting cells, it is essential to pour excess amount of vinegar on the attacked portion. One may even need artificial respiration and thorough massage on cardiac region. The popular box jellyfish, Chironex Fleckeri has a huge body with deadly sting. The stinging cells or nematocysts look like tiny poisonous darts seen on each tentacle along the whole length. The swimmers don't wish to swim in water where these deadly creatures are present. However they are permitted to only when there are safety stinger nets fixed or if they are putting highly safe specifically designed clothes for swimming. Almost 3000 people were stung in the Mediterranean Sea by the deadly box jellyfish. It was believed that in per square feet area of water, there were almost 10 jellyfish. It is commonly seen that jellyfish love to remain in warm and salt waters, thereby allowing swimmers to swim without any tension. But due to global warming, the temperature change has made offshore water more briny thus diverting more jellyfish on the coastal lines and more towards your unaware legs. Be careful, the jellyfish is coming! Know more about Jellyfish Stings and the venomous Jellyfish at jellyfishfacts.net
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