Australian box jellyfish
The Australian box jellyfish is one of the most venomous animals in the world. It lives in the warm coastal waters of northern Australia and nearby parts of Southeast Asia. Its sting can cause extreme pain and can be deadly, so it is important to know how to recognise it and what to do.1

Yadda za ka gane shi
- The bell is box-shaped and pale blue, with faint markings.1
- The bell is usually about 16 cm across and can reach 35 cm.1
- A cluster of 15 tentacles hangs from each of the four corners of the bell.1
- It is almost completely transparent, so it is very hard to see in the water.1
- When hunting, its tentacles can stretch to about 3 m long.1
Ƙarfin dafi
Dubban ƙananan ƙwayoyin harbi suna harbawa idan wani abu ya taɓa su.
Me dafinsa yake yi?
Its venom makes cells porous, so potassium leaks out of them. This causes hyperkalemia, a dangerous build-up of potassium in the blood, which can lead to heart and circulation failure. Stings cause excruciating pain and a burning feeling, and an untreated victim can die within two to five minutes.1
Yaya haɗarinsa yake ga mutane?
Haɗari ga mutane: Mai kisaƊaya daga cikin dabbobi mafi haɗari a duniya.At least 64 deaths have been recorded in Australia. Most deaths in recent decades have been children, because their smaller bodies are at higher risk. Most stings are mild, but one animal's venom is said to be enough to kill 60 adults.1
Labari mai daɗi: likitoci suna da magani (antivenom) ko jinya don wannan.1
Idan ya harba
- Diluted acetic acid, such as vinegar, is the recommended treatment, because it deactivates stinging cells that have not yet fired. Some North American toxicologists advise applying it for around 30 seconds. Pressure bandages are no longer recommended, because they can cause more stinging cells to fire.1
- Fita daga ruwan kuma ka cire duk wasu zarurruka (tentacles) da suka manne (da safar hannu ko kyalle).
- Don box jellyfish na ƙasashe masu zafi: ka zuba vinegar a wuraren harbin na aƙalla daƙiƙa 30, ka kira taimako kuma ka shirya yin CPR (farfaɗo da zuciya). Don bluebottles da yawancin sauran: ka kurkure da ruwan teku, sannan ruwan zafi don ciwon.
Kullum ka fara kiran lambar gaggawa (112, 000, 911). Wannan jagorar agajin gaggawa ce ta gaba ɗaya, ba shawarar likita ba. Muhimman abubuwan agajin gaggawa
Kiyaye lafiya
- Kada ka taɓa, kada ka kama, kada ka tsokani dabbar daji, ko da ƙarama ce, kuma ko da tana kama da tana barci ko ta mutu.
- Ka ba shi sarari. Idan ka haɗu da ɗaya, ka natsu, ka koma baya a hankali kuma ka bar shi ya bi hanyarsa.
- Idan ɗaya ya harbe ka: ka natsu, ka zauna ba motsi, ka kira lambar gaggawarka (112, 000, 911) ko ka je asibiti da sauri. Ka tuna yadda yake, hoto yana taimakawa.
Ba ya neman cutar da kai. Yana amfani da dafinsa don kama abinci ko don kare kansa, kuma ya fi son ya ɓuya. Ƙarin bayani game da kiyaye lafiya
A ina a duniya?
Yaya girmansa yake?
Yaya tsawonsa yake?
tsawon tubalan gini na wasa 11 a jere
zai iya yin iyo tsawon babban tafkin iyo (mita 50) cikin daƙiƙa 26Yaya girman Australian box jellyfish yake idan aka kwatanta da KAI?
Lissafi ne kawai a cikin burauzarka. Ba a adana komai ko a aika ko'ina.
Yaya saurinsa yake?
Bayanai
It has four clusters of eyes with 24 eyes in total, even though it has no central nervous system.1
Its tentacles are covered with millions of stinging cells that fire microscopic darts carrying venom.1
Its only known predators are green sea turtles and leatherback turtles, whose thick skin protects them from its stings.1
It is attracted to blue light, which makes it stream out its tentacles, while black objects make it move away.1
From certain angles, its pale blue bell looks like a human head or skull.1
Its name, 'hand of death', comes from its four appendages, which look like hands.1
Mai karya tatsuniya
Tatsuniya: Pressure bandages are the best first aid for a box jellyfish sting.
Gaskiya: Pressure bandages were used until 2005, but health authorities no longer recommend them because they can trigger more venom release. Diluted vinegar is the recommended treatment.1
Don ƙwararru a kan dafi
- Sunan kimiyya
- Chironex fleckeri
- Rukuni
- Jellyfish da masu harbi na teku
- Iyali
- Chirodropidae2
- Tsari
- Chirodropida
- Nahiyoyi
- Tekun Indiya, Tekun Pasifik, Tekun Coral, Tekun Kudancin China, Tekun Philippines, Tekun Timor da Arafura, Tekuna
- Jarirai
- It lays eggs, and fertilised eggs develop into tiny polyps that bud into new young jellyfish, which return to the ocean.1
- Haɗari ga mutane
- 5 / 5: Mai kisa3
Inda bayanan suka fito
- Chironex fleckeri (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Chironex fleckeri (iNaturalist): sunaye da rarrabuwa.
- Venom Wiki: matakin haɗari, girman al'ada da ƙiyasin sauri namu ne. Ga yadda muke lissafa su: Yadda muke auna haɗari.
Kowane bayani a wannan shafi yana da lamba da ke nuna tushensa. Idan mun yi kuskure, ka yi haƙuri, mu masoya dabbobi ne, ba mujallar kimiyya ba. Ka gaya mana a [email protected] kuma za mu gyara.
Zarurruka masu harbi (tentacles)

