Bonaire banded box jellyfish
The Bonaire banded box jellyfish is a stinging sea creature described as a new species in 2011. It has been found in the waters of the Dutch Caribbean islands, and it is special because it is the first Tamoya species discovered in over 100 years. Like other box jellyfish, it is venomous, so it is best to keep well away from it.1

Ni ngay ko xàmmee
- Has a bell shaped like a plastic bag1
- Has a deep stomach1
- Tentacles are banded and range in colour from reddish-orange to dark brown1
- Has densely spread cnidocysts, which are stinging cells1
Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: The closely related Tamoya haplonema lives in the waters of Brazil and the south-eastern United States, so the two can be told apart partly by where they are found.1
Kàttanu daŋar
Junniy cellule yu ndaw-ndaw yuy jam dañuy fetti su dara laalee leen.
Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?
Like other box jellyfish, it is highly venomous. Its stings cause intense pain and skin damage.1
Ni mu lore nit ñi?
Musiba ci nit: Lu bonJam laaj na doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.Since 1989, three people have reported being stung by this species. The stings caused intense pain and skin damage, and one person needed hospital treatment.1
Su jamee
- Génn ci ndox mi te dindi tentacule yi (ak gant walla ab tissu).
- Ci méduse-boîte yu tropik: tuuru vinaigre ci fa mu jam, 30 segond lu mu néew néew, woo ndimbal te pare ngir def RCP (massage cardiaque). Ci galère portugaise ak lu ëpp ci yeneen yi: raxas ak ndoxu géej, ginnaaw gi ndox mu tàng ngir metit wi.
Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk
Sàmmal sa bopp
- Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
- May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
- Su benn jamee la: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.
Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp
Fan ci àddina?
Ni mu réye?
Ni mu guddoo?
guddu na ni 2 bloku tabax yu ñu toftale
mën na féey guddaayu pisin bu réy (50 m) ci 36 segondBonaire banded box jellyfish ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?
Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.
Ni mu gaawe?
Xibaar
Its bell is shaped like a plastic bag.1
It is the first species of the genus Tamoya to be discovered in over 100 years.1
The International Institute for Species Exploration included it in its list of Top Ten New Species in 2011.1
It is hard to collect because it swims fast and does not gather in groups.1
Its name was chosen through an online competition run by the Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science.1
Fa xibaar yi jóge
- Tamoya ohboya (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Tamoya ohboya (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
- Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.
Xibaar bu nekk ci xët wii am na ab nimero buy won fa mu jóge. Su nu juumee, baal nu, nun ay nit ñu bëgg rab lanu, du ab jurnaalu xam-xam. Wax nu ko ci [email protected] te dinanu ko jubbanti.
Tentacule yuy jam
