Upon contact with the skin, these filaments shoot out ... The venom of a box jellyfish can cause intense pain, tissue damage, and in severe cases, cardiac arrest. While some may think that box ...

Mauve stingers are relatively small, growing up to just 10cm. They have a deep bell with pink or mauve warts and eight hair-like tentacles. The manubrium has four longer frilled arms with tiny pink ...

Thousands of venomous jellyfish have washed up on the coast of the United Kingdom. The marine creatures, also known as Pelagia noctiluca, were found both in the water and dead on the beaches of ...

In some cases, up to 500 people in one day have been stung by Pelagia noctiluca, or the Mauve stinger to give it a more sinister name. These jellyfish have a history of misdemeanors, and back in 2007 ...

especially for swimmers with sensitive skin. These jellyfish often wash up along beaches during high tide, and while their stings are usually not dangerous, treatment is still necessary to relieve ...

making it challenging for jellyfish tentacles to penetrate the skin. Stinging from the Irukandji jellyfish can occur year-round but is more common during the warmer months. It’s recommended that ...

A mass stranding of mauve stingers on the Cornish coast surprises experts. The relay team suffered so many jellyfish stings they had to be checked out in hospital. The jellyfish could have been ...

Nov. 21, 2024 — Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is an immune disease that affects up to 4% of the global population and causes painful, recurring skin lesions and inflammation, primarily in the ...