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Blue blubber jellyfish

Catostylus mosaicus

Sakit sahajaJangan sentuhIa sakit, tetapi tidak akan mencederakan kamu dengan serius.

Obor-obor & penyengat laut

Sesungut yang menyengatMakan: Daging

Bahaya kepada manusia: MenyakitkanIa boleh jadi sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

The blue blubber jellyfish is a large, rounded jellyfish that lives along the coast of Eastern Australia. It is blue to purple and pulses slowly as it swims. Its arms carry stings, and it can form huge blooms in estuaries and shallow bays.1

Hidup di

Eastern Australian coastline; also found along the Malay Peninsula1

Lautan Hindi, Lautan Pasifik, Laut Karang

Laman utama

It lives in estuaries, semi-enclosed lagoons and shallow bays, and mostly in the saltier parts of estuaries. It can form large, dense blooms, which can interrupt people's use of beaches and coastal waters.1

Panjang

25 cm hingga 30 cm (9.8 in hingga 1 ft)1

Kelajuan maksimum

kira-kira 0.9 km/j (0.56 mph)

Berenang, anggaran kasar

Apa yang ia makan?

It feeds mainly on zooplankton (tiny animals drifting in the water), especially mollusc veligers, copepods and their nauplii. It uses stinging cells on its arms to immobilise prey.1

Gambar Blue blubber jellyfish — Blue blubber jellyfish. Gambar: Peter Campbell. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Cara mengenalinya

Colour ranges from light blue to dark blue or purple.1
Large, rounded bell, about 25 to 30 cm across.1
The bell pulses in a rapid, staccato rhythm.1
Found along the Eastern Australian coast, often in large numbers.1

Sering dikelirukan dengan: Two forms are recognised on the Eastern Australian coast. Catostylus mosaicus mosaicus, found in New South Wales and southern Queensland, has small or no papillae (small projections) and a larger bell. Catostylus mosaicus conservitus, found in the Bass Strait, has clear papillae, is blue or white, and has a smaller bell.1

Kuasa bisa

Sesungut yang menyengat

Ribuan sel penyengat kecil melepaskan sengat apabila sesuatu menyentuhnya.

Apa kesan bisanya?

Its arms carry stinging cells and can produce a mild but irritating sting. The sting is described as mild, and no further effects on the body are described.1

Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?

Bahaya kepada manusia: MenyakitkanIa boleh jadi sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

Its sting is described as mild but irritating. The main problem is the large blooms, which can interrupt recreation in coastal areas.1

Apa yang ia buat apabila takut?

Its stinging cells on the arms are used to defend it from threats.1

Jika ia menyengat

Keluar dari air dan tanggalkan semua sesungut (dengan sarung tangan atau kain).
Untuk obor-obor kotak tropika: tuang cuka pada sengatan sekurang-kurangnya 30 saat, panggil bantuan dan bersedia melakukan CPR. Untuk bluebottle dan kebanyakan yang lain: bilas dengan air laut, kemudian air panas untuk menghilangkan sakit.

Sentiasa hubungi nombor kecemasan dahulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan cemas umum, bukan nasihat perubatan. Asas pertolongan cemas

Kekal selamat

Jangan sesekali sentuh, tangkap atau usik haiwan liar, walaupun yang kecil, dan walaupun ia nampak tidur atau mati.
Beri ia ruang. Jika kamu terjumpa, bertenang, undur perlahan-lahan dan biarkan ia pergi.
Jika ia menyengat kamu: bertenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nombor kecemasan (112, 000, 911) atau pergi ke hospital dengan segera. Ingat rupanya, gambar boleh membantu.

Ia bukan mahu memburu kamu. Ia guna bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia lebih suka bersembunyi. Lagi tentang keselamatan

Di mana di dunia?

Afrika Asia Eropah Amerika Utara Amerika Selatan Australia & Oceania Lautan Pasifik Lautan Hindi Laut Karang

Berapa besar ia?

Berapa panjang ia?

sepanjang 9 blok binaan mainan disusun sebaris

Berapa besar Blue blubber jellyfish berbanding KAMU?

Hanya matematik dalam pelayar kamu. Tiada apa yang disimpan atau dihantar ke mana-mana.

Berapa laju ia?

Siput taman kira-kira 0.05 km/j (0.03 mph)

Blue blubber jellyfish kira-kira 0.9 km/j (0.56 mph)

Orang berenang kira-kira 3 km/j (1.9 mph)

berguna untuk diketahui

Fakta

Its stinging venom is being studied for possible anticancer effects against lung cancer cells in laboratory research.1

It is harvested for food and is considered a delicacy in some countries, including China and Japan.1

A small copepod lives on its oral arms and is thought to feed on mucus the jellyfish produces.1

Blooms can be very dense, and they can take food away from other animals such as fish.1

Sea turtles and jellyfish-eating fish, including tuna, butterfish, sunfish and spiny dogfish, prey on it.1

It has a partnership with photosynthetic algae, though it has less of these algae than many other jellyfish.1

Untuk pakar bisa

Nama saintifik: Catostylus mosaicus
Kumpulan: Obor-obor & penyengat laut
Keluarga: Catostylidae2
Susunan: Rhizostomeae
Benua-benua: Lautan Hindi, Lautan Pasifik, Laut Karang, Lautan
Anak: Fertilised eggs develop into free-swimming planula larvae, which settle on the seabed and grow into a polyp stage. The polyp then produces young jellyfish (ephyrae), which mature into the free-swimming medusa.1
Bahaya kepada manusia: 2 / 5: Menyakitkan3

Dari mana fakta datang

Jelly blubber (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Catostylus mosaicus (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
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