If you & rsquo ;. Have already been stung by a jellyfish or seen the look on someone & rsquo; s face after & rsquo; ve learned to near the floating sea creatures, you & rsquo; re well aware of how much it hurts. It & rsquo; is not very difficult to understand. Something that & rsquo; s a little more difficult to understand how the gelatinous beings can be the source of that pain. Some people think it is a kind of electricity (or a bit of black magic, perhaps) involved.
Well, he is, getting stung by a jellyfish involves being bitten by venomous tiny organelles called nemacysts. If only these words aren & rsquo ;. T enough to make the hair on your neck stand up, to see them in action will likely
Take a look at these microscopic images of a jellyfish sting that was shot with a high speed camera. It & rsquo; s actually pretty cool to see, as long as you don & rsquo ;. T have plans to go to the beach in the near future
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If you thought that was bad, imagine being bitten by one of these jellyfish.
5 Deadliest Jellyfish in the World
5. Sea Nettle (Chrysaora)
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4. Mane Jellyfish Lion (Cyanea of capillata)
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3. Portuguese Man o 'War (Cape gooseberries physalis)
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2. Irukandji Jellyfish (Carukia barnesi)
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1. Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri)
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Hm, I think I & rsquo; ll stick to the pool for the rest of the summer. In fact, I might as well play safe and completely avoid the water. Does rubbing hand sanitizer on the total number of bodies as a shower?
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