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Four-handed box jellyfish

Chiropsalmus quadrumanus
Po mazzarBetg tutgarPo ta mazzar senza tractament. Sch'el ta piztga, tschertga spert agid.
Medusas ed autras creaturas da mar che piztgan Tentaclas che piztganMangia: Charn
Privel per umans: Fitg privlusEl po mazzar ina persuna che na survegn nagin tractament.

The four-handed box jellyfish is a clear, cube-shaped jellyfish that lives in warm seas. It is found in the western Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico and parts of the Pacific. Its sting is venomous and can be dangerous to people, especially children.1

Viva en
Western Atlantic coast of North America, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Brazil, Pacific Ocean, Hawaii and Australia1
Ocean Atlantic, Mar Mediterran, Mar Caribic
Pagina iniziala
It is usually found in warm, open seas, but it sometimes appears inshore in large numbers. Large numbers have washed up on beaches after gales, and dead jellyfish have been seen floating on the surface after heavy rain.1
Lunghezza
14 cm (5,5 in)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 5 km/h (3,1 mph)
Nudar, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
Its long tentacles are armed with stinging cells called nematocysts. These catch prey such as small fish.1
Propi!Foto da Four-handed box jellyfish
Four-handed box jellyfish. Foto: Mayor, Alfred Goldsborough. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

Co renconuscher el

  • Cube-shaped and colourless, so it is clear and hard to see in the water1
  • Bell about 14 cm across, with a flat top and rounded top edges1
  • Four lower corners, each with a bundle of 7 to 9 tentacles1
  • Outer two tentacles are pinkish, inner ones yellowish white1
  • Tentacles can be up to 3 to 4 metres long1

Forza dal tissi

Tentaclas che piztgan

Millis da pitschnas cellas urticantas sajettan, cura ch'insatge las tutga.

Tge fa ses tissi?

The stinging cells on the tentacles release venom that causes an extremely painful sting. The sting is linear, meaning it leaves a line of marks on the skin. Apart from pain, it can cause heart dysfunction and slowed breathing, which are systemic symptoms that affect the whole body. The rash can last for several months.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: Fitg privlusEl po mazzar ina persuna che na survegn nagin tractament.

The sting is extremely painful and can be life-threatening. A four-year-old boy in the Gulf of Mexico died within forty minutes of being stung. Off the coast of Brazil, 16 stings over five years were identified as coming from this species. Children are especially at risk.1

Bunas novitads: ils medis han in medicament (antiserum) u in tractament per quai.1

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

Its long, stinging tentacles deter predators.1

Sch'el piztga

  • Antivenom given within a few hours of the sting relieves the pain somewhat, reduces the severity of the rash and improves other symptoms. In extreme cases, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be effective if started promptly.1
  • Va or da l'aua e prenda davent las tentaclas (cun manetschas u cun in tschop).
  • Tar medusas cubicas tropicalas: versa aschieu sin las piztgadas durant almain 30 secundas, clama agid e sajas pront da far ina reanimaziun. Tar galeras portugaisas e las bleras autras: lava cun aua da mar, lura cun aua chauda cunter las dolurs.

Clama adina l'emprim tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911). Quai è in cussegl general d'emprim agid, betg in cussegl medicinal. Basa da l'emprim agid

Resta en segirezza

  • Na tutga, na piglia e na tizza mai in animal selvadi, gnanc in pitschen, ed era sch'el para da durmir u d'esser mort.
  • Dà spazi a l'animal. Sche ti scuntras in, resta calm, va plaun enavos e lascha ir el per sia via.
  • Sch'in tal animal ta piztga: resta calm, na ta mova betg, clama tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911) u va spert en in ospital. Ta regorda co ch'el veseva or, ina foto gida.

El n'ha betg quai sin tai. El dovra ses tissi per pigliar nutriment u per sa defender, e sa zuppa bler pli gugent. Dapli davart la segirezza

Nua sin il mund?

AfricaAsiaEuropaAmerica dal NordAmerica dal SidAustralia ed OceaniaOcean AtlanticMar MediterranMar Caribic

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

Four-handed box jellyfish circa 14 cm lung (5,5 in)In clip da palpiri circa 3 cm (1,2 in)In smartphone circa 15 cm (5,9 in)
uschè lung sco 4 bluccs da construcziun in suenter l'auterpudess nudar la lunghezza d'in grond bassin (50 m) en 36 secundas

Quant grond è Four-handed box jellyfish cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn memorisà u tramess.

Quant svelt è el?

bun da savair

Fatgs

1

Its bell is almost completely transparent, which makes it hard to spot in the water.1

2

Its tentacles are the longest part of its body, reaching several metres in length.1

3

Along the Texas Gulf coast in 1955 and 1956, large numbers appeared inshore during drought, when the water was saltier than normal.1

4

Scientists have done little research on this species, and studies have found that jellyfish from different regions can have different stinging cells.1

5

Small specimens were often caught in shrimp trawls, while the adults were seldom seen near the surface.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Chiropsalmus quadrumanus
Gruppa
Medusas ed autras creaturas da mar che piztgan
Famiglia
Chiropsalmidae2
Urden
Chirodropida
Continents
Ocean Atlantic, Mar Mediterran, Mar Caribic, Ils oceans
Privel per umans
4 / 5: Fitg privlus3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Chiropsalmus quadrumanus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Chiropsalmus quadrumanus (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
  3. Venom Wiki: il stgalim da privel, la grondezza tipica e la stima da la sveltezza èn noss agens. Guarda co che nus als calculain: Co che nus valitain il privel.

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