The Australian box jellyfish, not any snake or scorpion, holds the title of the most venomous marine animal on the planet.

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 ...

Most people think the great white shark is the ocean predator they should fear the most. However, this type of jellyfish, statistically speaking, is much deadlier. Sharks are probably the animal that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A blue ringed octopus hovers in the ocean. Earth's oceans are home to some of the most venomous species on Earth, delivering ...

I have a confession to make. As a kid, I had an irrational fear of all kinds of different ocean life. From great white sharks to Portuguese man-o-war to sea snakes. And this was the level of ...

Highly venomous jellyfish have stung more than three thousand people on Australia's northeastern shores in just a few days, authorities said Monday, forcing the closure of several beaches. The massive ...

(Maura McCarthy) Jellyfish species have all kinds of offbeat common names: fried-egg jellies, cabbage heads, big reds. But their scientific names can be funky too. Phialella zappai is named in honor ...

SYDNEY, Australia - A young girl died after she was stung by a box jellyfish in waters off Australia's northern tip, officials said today as beaches further south were reopened following the death of ...

A box jellyfish was found Oct. 4 on the beach of Bald Head Island in North Carolina, officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A stinging creature with 24 eyes and tentacles washed up on a North ...