Close up of a irukandji, a poisonous and dangerous box jellyfish from Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia© Anna LoFi/Shutterstock.com One minute, you’re swimming in the sparkling water off the Queensland ...
Irukandji jellyfish stings cause agonising pain that can last decades. Scientists and adventurers have long debated which creature delivers the world's most agonising sting. The answer, it turns out, ...
From some of the largest jellyfish in the world in Japan to the tiny venomous Irukandji in Australia, UBC doctoral student Jessica Schaub is about to set off on an international tour of jellyfish. A ...
One minute, you’re swimming in the sparkling water off the Queensland coast. The next minute, you’re fighting for your life. That’s a plausible series of events for people unlucky enough to be stung ...
Irukandji jellyfish are some of the most dangerous creatures in the world—capable of delivering stings that can lead to brain hemorrhages. One minute, you’re swimming in the sparkling water off the ...