Compass jellyfish
The compass jellyfish is a common jellyfish that lives in cool coastal seas of the northeast Atlantic, including the North Sea and the Mediterranean. Its bell has a pattern that looks like the face of a compass, which gives it its name. Its tentacles carry stinging cells, so it is best left alone.1

Cara mengenalinya
- Adults have a bell 15 to 25 cm across, usually yellowish white with some brown.1
- The bell has 16 brown, elongated V-shaped markings around a central brown spot.1
- It has 24 tentacles arranged in eight groups of three.1
- It has four oral arms that are noticeably longer than the tentacles and look folded and frilly.1
- Juveniles lack the compass pattern. They look white and polka-dotted, with a reddish fringe on the bell edge.1
Sering dikelirukan dengan: Records of this species from the southeastern Atlantic, including South Africa, were caused by confusion with close relatives: C. africana, C. fulgida and an undescribed species tentatively called "C. agulhensis".1
Kuasa bisa
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Apa kesan bisanya?
Each tentacle has stinging cells used to capture prey and to defend against predators. Jellyfish stings are painful and can be deadly to humans.1
Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?
Bahaya kepada manusia: MenyakitkanIa boleh jadi sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.Jellyfish stings are painful and sometimes deadly to humans.1
Apa yang ia buat apabila takut?
Stinging cells on its tentacles are used to defend it from predators.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?
Berapa besar ia?
Berapa panjang ia?
sepanjang 8 blok binaan mainan disusun sebarisBerapa besar Compass jellyfish berbanding KAMU?
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Berapa laju ia?
Fakta
Males release sperm from their mouths into the water, and females can fertilise sperm from several males.1
Adults often carry a parasite called Hyperia medusarum, which settles inside the body, especially the gonads.1
Compass jellyfish have very few predators. Leatherback sea turtles and ocean sunfish are known to eat them.1
Warmer winters allow longer release periods for young, and the species is predicted to move further north as the seas warm.1
Pemecah mitos
Mitos: Compass jellyfish live in the southeastern Atlantic, including South Africa.
Hakikat: Earlier records from there were due to confusion with close relatives. The species lives in the northeast Atlantic.1
Untuk pakar bisa
- Nama saintifik
- Chrysaora hysoscella
- Kumpulan
- Obor-obor & penyengat laut
- Keluarga
- Pelagiidae2
- Susunan
- Semaeostomeae
- Benua-benua
- Lautan Atlantik, Laut Mediterranean, Laut Utara, Lautan
- Anak
- Females release planular larvae, which settle on the seabed and grow into polyps. The polyps then release young medusae.1
- Bahaya kepada manusia
- 2 / 5: Menyakitkan3
Dari mana fakta datang
- Chrysaora hysoscella (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Chrysaora hysoscella (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
- Venom Wiki: tahap bahaya, saiz biasa dan anggaran kelajuan adalah penilaian kami sendiri. Lihat cara kami mengiranya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.
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