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

怎麼認出牠
- 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
常被誤認為: 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
毒液力量
有東西碰到時,成千上萬個小小的刺細胞就會發射。
牠的毒液有什麼作用?
Like other box jellyfish, it is highly venomous. Its stings cause intense pain and skin damage.1
牠對人有多危險?
對人的危險: 嚴重被螫了需要看醫生。死亡案例非常罕見。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
如果牠螫人
- 離開水裡,把觸手拿掉(戴手套或用布)。
- 熱帶箱形水母:在螫傷處倒醋至少 30 秒,求救,並準備好做心肺復甦術(CPR)。藍瓶水母和大多數其他水母:用海水沖洗,再用熱水止痛。
一定要先打緊急電話(112、000、911)。這是一般急救指引,不是醫療建議。 急救基本知識
注意安全
- 絕對不要碰、抓或捉弄野生動物,就算是很小的動物,就算牠看起來在睡覺或已經死了也一樣。
- 給牠空間。如果遇到了,保持冷靜,慢慢往後退,讓牠自己離開。
- 如果被牠螫了:保持冷靜,保持不動,打緊急電話(112、000、911)或趕快去醫院。記住牠的樣子,有照片會很有幫助。
牠不是想來抓你。牠用毒液來捕捉食物或保護自己,而且牠更想躲起來。 更多安全知識
牠有多大?
牠有多長?
跟 2 塊玩具積木排成一排一樣長
可以在 36 秒內游完一座大游泳池(50 公尺)Bonaire banded box jellyfish 跟「你」比起來有多大?
只是在你的瀏覽器裡做算術。什麼都不會儲存,也不會傳送到任何地方。
牠有多快?
小知識
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
知識的出處
- Tamoya ohboya (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Tamoya ohboya (iNaturalist): 名稱和分類。
- Venom Wiki: 危險等級、一般大小和速度估計都是我們自己定的。看看我們是怎麼算出來的: 我們怎麼評估危險.
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會螫人的觸手
