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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Topic started by: Kamaji on April 28, 2023, 12:20:17 pm
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A 24-eyed jellyfish was just discovered — its sting is highly dangerous
By Emily Lefroy
April 27, 2023
It’s out-of-the-box scary.
The Tripedaliidae jellyfish species has welcomed its fourth family member — a new 24-eyed creature that measures just over a half-inch long and carries a remarkably dangerous sting.
Discovered in Hong Kong’s Mai Po Nature Reserve, it is officially named Tripedalia maipoensis and is in the same family as the Australian box jellyfish — which is considered to be the most venomous marine animal in the world.
It’s the first time a new box jellyfish species has been found in the area.
The jellyfish has a transparent and colorless cube-shaped body with three tentacles — measuring about four inches long — at the base of each “corner.”
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Source: https://nypost.com/2023/04/27/a-24-eyed-jellyfish-was-discovered-its-highly-dangerous/