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Setshwantsho sa khathune sa Australian box jellyfish
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Australian box jellyfish

Chironex fleckeri
Ka lebitso: The species is named after Doctor Hugo Flecker, who found the first specimen. Its genus name combines Chiron, a centaur from Greek myth, with the Latin word nex, meaning murder.1
E a bolayaO se ke wa amaE nngwe ya diphoofolo tse bolayang ka ho fetisisa Lefatsheng. Ha e ka o hlaba, bitsa thuso hang-hang.E bolaya ka metsotso. Thuso e tlameha ebe e se e le tseleng.
Di-jellyfish le diphoofolo tsa lewatle tse hlabang Di-tentacle tse hlabangE ja: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E a bolayaE nngwe ya diphoofolo tse kotsi ka ho fetisisa lefatsheng.

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

E phela
Northern Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Vietnam and nearby coasts1
Lewatle la India, Lewatle la Pacific, Lewatle la Coral, Lewatle la China Borwa, Lewatle la Philippine, Lewatle la Timor le Arafura
Lapeng
It lives in coastal waters, and is most common there in the warmer months. People meet it in shallow water near beaches, and breeding happens in lower river levels and mangrove channels.1
Bolelele
16 cm ho isa ho 35 cm (6,3 in ho isa ho 1,1 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 7 km/h (4,4 mph)
Ho sesa: di-box jellyfish di ka sesa ka lebelo la di-knot tse ka bang 4
E ja eng?
It eats prawns, small fish, crabs, shrimp and other small sea animals. It catches them using its long, stinging tentacles.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Australian box jellyfish
Australian box jellyfish. Foto: Kai Squires. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • 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

Matla a chefo

Di-tentacle tse hlabang

Dikete tsa disele tse nyenyane tse hlabang di thunya ha ho na le se di amang.

Chefo ya yona (eo e e kenyang ka ho loma kapa ho hlaba) e etsang?

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

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E a bolayaE nngwe ya diphoofolo tse kotsi ka ho fetisisa lefatsheng.

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

Ditaba tse monate: dingaka di na le moriana (antivenom) kapa kalafo bakeng sa sena.1

Haeba e hlaba

  • 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
  • Tswa metsing mme o tlose di-tentacle tsohle (ka ditlelafo kapa ka lesela).
  • Bakeng sa box jellyfish tsa tropike: tshela asene (vinegar) moo e hlabileng teng bonyane metsotswana e 30, bitsa thuso mme o itokisetse ho etsa CPR. Bakeng sa di-bluebottle le tse ding tse ngata: hlatswa ka metsi a lewatle, ebe ka metsi a tjhesang bakeng sa bohloko.

Kamehla letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Ena ke tataiso e akaretsang ya thuso ya pele, hase keletso ya bongaka. Metheo ya thuso ya pele

Dula o bolokehile

  • O se ke wa ama, wa tshwara kapa wa tena phoofolo ya naheng, leha e le e nyenyane, le leha e shebahala e robetse kapa e shwele.
  • E fe sebaka. Ha o kopana le yona, dula o kgutsitse, kgutlela morao butle mme o e tlohele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yona.
  • Haeba e nngwe e o hlaba: dula o kgutsitse, o se ke wa sisinyeha, letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso (112, 000, 911) kapa o ye sepetlele kapele. Hopola hore e ne e shebahala jwang, foto e a thusa.

Ha e o batle. E sebedisa chefo ya yona ho tshwara dijo kapa ho itshireletsa, mme e kgetha ho ipata. Ho eketsehileng ka ho dula o bolokehile

Hokae lefatsheng?

AfrikaAsiaYuropaAmerika LeboyaAmerika BorwaAustralia le OceaniaLewatle la PacificLewatle la IndiaLewatle la CoralLewatle la China BorwaLewatle la PhilippineLewatle la Timor le Arafura

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

Australian box jellyfish bolelele ba e ka bang 35 cm (1,1 ft)Banana e ka bang 18 cm (7,1 in)Katse ya lapeng e ka bang 50 cm (1,6 ft)
e telele jwaloka diboloko tsa ho bapala tse 11 molenge ka sesa bolelele ba letangwane le leholo la ho sesa (50 m) ka metsotswana e 26

Australian box jellyfish e kgolo hakae ha e bapiswa le WENA?

Ke dipalo feela ka hara sebatli sa hao. Ha ho letho le bolokwang kapa le romelwang kae kapa kae.

E potlaka hakae?

ho molemo ho tseba

Dintlha

1

It has four clusters of eyes with 24 eyes in total, even though it has no central nervous system.1

2

Its tentacles are covered with millions of stinging cells that fire microscopic darts carrying venom.1

3

Its only known predators are green sea turtles and leatherback turtles, whose thick skin protects them from its stings.1

4

It is attracted to blue light, which makes it stream out its tentacles, while black objects make it move away.1

5

From certain angles, its pale blue bell looks like a human head or skull.1

6

Its name, 'hand of death', comes from its four appendages, which look like hands.1

Ho senya ditshomo

Tshomo: Pressure bandages are the best first aid for a box jellyfish sting.

Nnete: 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

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Chironex fleckeri
Sehlopha
Di-jellyfish le diphoofolo tsa lewatle tse hlabang
Lelapa
Chirodropidae2
Tatelano
Chirodropida
Dikontinente
Lewatle la India, Lewatle la Pacific, Lewatle la Coral, Lewatle la China Borwa, Lewatle la Philippine, Lewatle la Timor le Arafura, Mawatle
Masea
It lays eggs, and fertilised eggs develop into tiny polyps that bud into new young jellyfish, which return to the ocean.1
Kotsi ho batho
5 / 5: E a bolaya3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Chironex fleckeri (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Chironex fleckeri (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
  3. Venom Wiki: boemo ba kotsi, boholo bo tlwaelehileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kamoo re di balang ka teng: Kamoo re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.

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