Australian Box Jelly (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Australian Box Jelly

Caption

This is a freshly caught, Australian box jelly, Chironex fleckeri, the most notorious killer of the marine world, with a body about the size of a melon and up to sixty 10-foot long tentacles. A sting by this animal can lead to death in as little as 5 minutes. 

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Angel Yanagihara

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