Bearded fireworm
The bearded fireworm is a marine bristleworm, a soft-bodied sea creature with a row of stinging white bristles along each side. It lives in warm coastal waters of the tropical Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Its bristles can sting people who touch it, so it is worth knowing what it looks like.1

Tsela ya go e lemoga
- Elongated, flattened body that looks a little like a centipede1
- Colours range from greenish, yellowish and reddish to grey or white with a pearly glow1
- Body made of 60 to 150 identical segments, each separated by a thin white line1
- Clusters of white stinging bristles on each segment, with red or orange gills beside them1
- Small red or orange growths called caruncles on the first four segments at the front1
Maatla a botlhole
Meriri e mennye kgotsa ditlhaka di robegela mo letlalong mme di tlhabe.
Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?
Its bristles inject a powerful neurotoxin, a poison that attacks the nerves, when they are flared against skin. This causes intense irritation and a painful burning sensation around the contact area. The sting can also cause nausea and dizziness.1
E kotsi go le kae go batho?
Kotsi go batho: E botlhokoE ka utlwisa botlhoko tota, mme go seoka thata gore e nne masisi.It is not considered a threat to humans unless touched by unsuspecting swimmers. The burning sensation lasts up to a few hours, although a painful tingling may remain around the area of contact.1
Fa o ama meriri ya yone
- Use adhesive tape to press onto the area and then remove it, which can help pull out the spines. Applying isopropanol (rubbing alcohol) to the area may help ease the pain.1
- Tsenya ntho mo metsing a a mogote, a a bollo jo motho a ka bo itshokang a sa fiswe, mme o batle thuso ya bongaka go ntsha mitlwa. O se ka wa e epa ka bowena.
Ka gale leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Se ke kaelo e e akaretsang ya thuso ya ntlha, ga se kgakololo ya bongaka. Motheo wa thuso ya ntlha
Nna o babalesegile
- O se ka wa ama, wa tshwara kgotsa wa tshwenya phologolo ya naga, le fa e le e nnye, le fa e lebega e robetse kgotsa e sule.
- E fe sebaka. Fa o kopana le yone, ritibala, boela morago ka bonya mme o e tlogele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yone.
- Fa o ama meriri ya yone: ritibala, o se ka wa tshikinyega, leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso (112, 000, 911) kgotsa o ye bookelong ka bonako. Gopola gore e ne e lebega jang, setshwantsho se a thusa.
Ga e go batle. E dirisa botlhole jwa yone go tshwara dijo kgotsa go itshireletsa, mme e rata go iphitlha go feta. Go le gontsi ka go nna o babalesegile
Kae mo lefatsheng?
E kgolo go le kae?
E telele go le kae?
boleele jo bo lekanang le diboloko tsa go aga tsa ditshamekisi di le 9 mo molengBearded fireworm e kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?
Ke dipalo fela mo sefetleng sa gago (browser). Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.
E bonako go le kae?
Dintlha
Kwa dintlha di tswang teng
- Hermodice carunculata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Hermodice carunculata (iNaturalist): maina le thulaganyo ya mefuta.
- Venom Wiki: seelo sa kotsi, bogolo jo bo tlwaelegileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kafa re di balang ka teng: Kafa re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.
Ntlha nngwe le nngwe mo tsebeng e e na le nomoro e e supang motswedi wa yone. Fa re dirile phoso, maitshwarelo, re barati ba diphologolo, e seng kgatiso ya saense. Re bolelele kwa [email protected] mme re tla e baakanya.
Meriri e e tlhabang