Bluebottle
The bluebottle is a floating sea creature that looks like a jellyfish, but it is actually a colony of many linked animals that work together. It drifts on the surface of warm oceans and often washes up on beaches in large numbers. Its long tentacle can cause painful stings, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

Hoe om dit te herken
- A gas-filled float that sits on the surface, with a sail on top of it1
- A single long tentacle hanging below the float1
- A float about 16 cm across, smaller than the Atlantic Portuguese man o' war, whose float is about 30 cm1
- Often found in large groups called swarms1
- Often washed up in large numbers on beaches after strong winds1
Word dikwels verwar met: The Atlantic Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis) is closely related and looks similar. It has a larger float, about 30 cm across, while the bluebottle's float is about 16 cm. The bluebottle has a single long fishing tentacle.1
Gifkrag
Duisende piepklein steekselle skiet af wanneer iets aan hulle raak.
Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?
Its tentacle is covered in venomous cells called cnidocytes, which fire stinging threads called nematocysts. These toxic stinging cells cause painful injuries when they touch human skin. The stings can cause painful injuries at the beach.1
Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?
Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.On Australia's east coast, 10,000 to 30,000 stings per year from animals of the genus Physalia are reported, and most incidents happen on the eastern coast. No deaths have been recorded from stings by this species. The Atlantic Portuguese man o' war has caused at least three deaths.1
As dit steek
- Klim uit die water en pluk enige tentakels af (met handskoene of 'n lap).
- Vir tropiese kubuskwalle: gooi vir minstens 30 sekondes asyn oor die steke, roep hulp en wees gereed om KPR te doen. Vir bloublasies en die meeste ander: spoel af met seewater, dan warm water vir die pyn.
Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels
Bly veilig
- Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
- Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
- As een jou steek: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.
Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly
Waar in die wêreld?
Hoe groot is dit?
Hoe lank is dit?
so lank soos 2 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n ry
kan die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 180 sekondes swemHoe groot is Bluebottle in vergelyking met JOU?
Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.
Hoe vinnig is dit?
Feite
It is not a single animal. It is a colony of four separate types of polyps and medusoids that work together.1
Its stinging cells can remain harmful on beaches for weeks or months if the sand stays moist.1
It moves across the sea using the wind, currents and tides, helped by the sail on top of its float.1
Vir gifkenners
- Wetenskaplike naam
- Physalia utriculus
- Groep
- Jellievisse & see-steekdiere
- Familie
- Physaliidae2
- Orde
- Siphonophorae
- Kontinente
- Stille Oseaan, Indiese Oseaan, Atlantiese Oseaan, Suidelike Oseaan, Koraalsee, Antarktika, Timorsee & Arafurasee, Baai van Bengale, Die oseane
- Babas
- Its reproductive parts, called gonozooids, release eggs or sperm into the water.1
- Gevaar vir mense
- 2 / 5: Pynlik3
Waar die feite vandaan kom
- Physalia utriculus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Physalia utriculus (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
- Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.
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