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Mauve stinger

Pelagia noctiluca

Oor die naam: Pelagia comes from Greek and means "of the sea". Noctiluca comes from Latin and means "night light", because the jellyfish can glow in the dark.1

Maak net seerMoenie aanraak nieDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen nie.

Jellievisse & see-steekdiere

SteektentakelsEet: 'n Bietjie van alles

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The mauve stinger is a small jellyfish that drifts in warm seas across much of the world. Its bell and tentacles are covered in stinging cells, so its stings hurt, even when the jellyfish is dead and washed up on a beach. Huge swarms of them can close beaches and damage fishing and fish farms.1

Leef in

Tropical and warm temperate seas worldwide, most common in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean, and all around Australia1

Atlantiese Oseaan, Stille Oseaan, Indiese Oseaan, Middellandse See, Rooi See

Tuis

It lives in the open sea, mostly between the surface and 150 m deep. Swarms are often carried by wind or currents onto beaches, where tourists avoid the water and fishers get stung while freeing their nets.1

Lengte

3 cm tot 12 cm (1,2 in tot 4,7 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 0,46 km/h (0,29 mph)

Swem, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It eats small animals such as tiny crustaceans, fish eggs and fish larvae, and also collects microscopic plant plankton. It catches prey mainly by taking particles of food in its body, and adults will eat their own young.1

Foto van Mauve stinger — Mauve stinger. Foto: Hans Hillewaert. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Adults have a bell 3 to 12 cm across.1
Colour varies from mauve and purple to pink, light brown and yellow.1
It has eight long tentacles and four long oral arms.1
Unusually for a jellyfish, both the bell and the tentacles carry stinging cells.1
When disturbed by waves or a ship's motion, it gives off short flashes of light at night.1

Word dikwels verwar met: Its common name purple-striped jelly can cause confusion with Chrysaora colorata. Stings from either can cross-react, so people who have been stung by one may react to the other.1

Gifkrag

Steektentakels

Duisende piepklein steekselle skiet af wanneer iets aan hulle raak.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

This jellyfish stings rather than bites. Its stinging cells cause pain, redness, swelling and a rash, and the pain typically lasts 1 to 2 weeks. Less often, people feel dizzy or are sick or have diarrhoea, and skin rashes can return years later.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

Stings are common and painful, but they are generally not dangerous and there are no known deaths. A rare serious allergic reaction can happen, and a single case of Guillain–Barré syndrome, a serious nerve condition, has been linked to a sting; all symptoms in that case cleared within 6 months.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

Its stinging cells are used to defend it as well as to catch prey.1

As dit steek

The sting may possibly be relieved with compounds called hydroxyacetophenone and Symsitive, which stop the stinging cells firing. Seek medical help if a serious allergic reaction or other symptoms develop.1
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?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië Stille Oseaan Atlantiese Oseaan Indiese Oseaan Middellandse See Rooi See

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

so lank soos 4 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n ry

Hoe groot is Mauve stinger in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Tuinslak omtrent 0,05 km/h (0,03 mph)

Mauve stinger omtrent 0,46 km/h (0,29 mph)

'n Mens wat swem omtrent 3 km/h (1,9 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

It glows in the dark, and a description of its light was written by Pliny the Elder in 77 AD.1

Unlike most jellyfish, it has stinging cells on its bell as well as its tentacles.1

A seven-arm octopus has been recorded holding one of these jellyfish to use its sting as a defence.1

Swarms can cover tens of square kilometres and contain millions of jellyfish.1

It can eat microscopic plant plankton, which is highly unusual for a cnidarian.1

It has no polyp stage, a bottom-dwelling stage that most other jellyfish go through.1

Mite-breker

Mite: A dead jellyfish washed up on the beach is harmless.

Waarheid: Even recently dead, stranded individuals can still sting.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Pelagia noctiluca
Groep: Jellievisse & see-steekdiere
Familie: Pelagiidae2
Orde: Semaeostomeae
Kontinente: Atlantiese Oseaan, Stille Oseaan, Indiese Oseaan, Middellandse See, Rooi See, Die oseane
Babas: Males and females release sperm and eggs into the sea during daylight. The fertilised egg becomes a larva in 3 days, a tiny young jellyfish after a week, and an adult about a month later.1
Lewensduur: omtrent 0,75 jaar1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Pelagia noctiluca (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Pelagia noctiluca (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
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