South American sea nettle
The South American sea nettle is a large jellyfish with a red-brown bell and long, spiralling arms. It drifts in the open ocean along both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of South America. Its stinging tentacles catch the tiny animals it eats.1

Jinsi ya kumtambua
- Red-brown bell1
- Long, spiralling arms1
- Thin outer tentacles that surround inner tentacles which are often white and fluffy in appearance1
- Most mature individuals have a bell 25 to 40 cm across1
Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: It was historically confused with C. hysoscella. That species is now known to be restricted to the northeast Atlantic, so it is not found in South American waters.1
Nguvu ya sumu
Maelfu ya seli ndogo za kudunga hufyatuka kitu kikizigusa.
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.
Akidunga
- Toka majini na uondoe vipande vya mikono iliyonata (kwa glavu au kitambaa).
- Kwa yavuyavu sanduku wa kitropiki: mimina siki kwenye sehemu zilizodungwa kwa angalau sekunde 30, omba msaada na uwe tayari kufanya CPR. Kwa mabotoli ya bluu na wengine wengi: suuza kwa maji ya bahari, kisha maji ya moto kupunguza maumivu.
Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza
Kaa salama
- Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
- Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
- Akikudunga: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.
Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama
Ana ukubwa gani?
Ana urefu gani?
urefu sawa na paka wa nyumbani 2 kutoka pua hadi mkia
urefu sawa na ndizi 6 zilizopangwa mstari
angeweza kuogelea urefu wa bwawa kubwa (m 50) kwa sekunde 160South American sea nettle ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
Its bell can grow up to 1 metre across, but most adults are much smaller.1
Crab larvae may form a parasitic relationship with it, using it for food and shelter.1
A single polyp can produce between 3 and 10 young jellyfish called ephyrae in about 7 to 10 days.1
Its population has increased in recent years, which may be linked to climate change and major changes to ocean ecosystems.1
Its stinging tentacles are used to catch its prey, and the adults are eaten by sea turtles and some fish.1
Kuvunja dhana potofu
Dhana potofu: It is the only sea nettle found in South America.
Ukweli: Despite its common name, it is not the only sea nettle in the region. C. lactea is another sea nettle found there.1
Kwa wataalamu wa sumu
- Jina la kisayansi
- Chrysaora plocamia
- Kundi
- Yavuyavu na wadungaji wa baharini
- Familia
- Pelagiidae2
- Mpangilio
- Semaeostomeae
- Mabara
- Bahari ya Atlantiki, Bahari kuu
- Watoto
- Fertilised eggs drift in the ocean, and often attach to the arms of adults for safety. They develop into swimming larvae called planulae, which later settle and grow into polyps.1
- Hatari kwa watu
- 2 / 5: Inauma3
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Chrysaora plocamia (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Chrysaora plocamia (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
- Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.
Kila ukweli kwenye ukurasa huu una namba inayoonyesha chanzo chake. Kama tumekosea kitu, samahani, sisi ni wapenzi wa wanyama, si jarida la kisayansi. Tuambie kupitia [email protected] nasi tutarekebisha.
Mikono inayodunga