Sure, some particularly venomous ones might kill people every now and then, but there’s a lot more to these animals than meets the eye… Interesting Box Jellyfish Facts 1. Their string helps them kill prey, but also protect it from predators, which include larger fish, crabs and turtles. They like to diet on small fish, which they actively hunt, rather than drift to catch. The dangerous species are mostly found in the Indo-Pacific.īox jellyfish have a box-like bell, with slender hollow tentacles. They can be found in tropical and sub-tropical waters, including the Indo-Pacific, Atlantic, Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea. There’s at least 51 species of box jellyfish across 8 different families and 2 orders, and strings from some species, such as Chironex fleckeri, Carukia barnesi, Malo kingi can be fatal to humans. These are invertebrates that diverged from other phyla over 600 million years ago, developed their own eyes and nervous systems and have some of the most interesting adaptations of any of the cnidarians. Reports of up to 7.5kmph (4.6mph) (unverified) 0.3kmph (0.2mph) confirmedīox Jellies have an infamous reputation however, that may be a little unfair. Mostly turtles, some crabs, predatory fish Translucent, clear blue, with spots and long, cream-coloured tentacles Up to 30cm (1ft) diameter and 3m (10ft) long People in Indo-Pacific waters, however, may have totally different associations.ģ months in the wild, up to 9 in captivity When you think of boxes, you’ll probably picture cardboard, voting ballots or other unintimidating and totally survivable experiences. It’s also a member of the most alien-sounding phylum in taxonomy: the Cnidarians (silent C). This animal operates in three dimensions, actively hunts down and kills its prey and has some of the most lethal venom known.
Among all of the needlessly venomous animals in Australia, there’s one that floats to the top of the list every time, the infamous box jellyfish.
0 kommentar(er)
