Moreton Bay fire jelly
會螫人的觸手The Moreton Bay fire jelly is a small box jellyfish with see-through bell-shaped body and long mauve tentacles. It lives in the waters of Australia and Thailand. Its sting can cause a burning wound and symptoms similar to Irukandji syndrome.1
怎麼認出牠
- Transparent, bell-shaped body1
- Four mauve coloured tentacles, each 50cm long1
- Various warts across the body that contain nematocysts, the stinging cells that hold its venom1
- Small size, which makes it difficult to capture and study1
常被誤認為: It is similar to other box jellyfish species, which makes it hard to identify and study.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?
Its venom comes from nematocysts in the warts on its body. A sting causes symptoms similar to Irukandji syndrome, a reaction that affects the whole body. The wound is typically 10mm wide and is followed by an immediate burning sensation. If left untreated, the wound can become necrotic (the tissue dies), itchy (pruritic) and blistered (vesicular).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。Its sting can cause Irukandji-like symptoms. If a wound is left untreated, the skin can die and blister.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 3 塊玩具積木排成一排一樣長Moreton Bay fire jelly 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
It is a box jellyfish with four long mauve tentacles, each 50cm long.1
Its small size, fragility and toxicity make it very hard to capture for study.1
Its venom comes from stinging cells called nematocysts, which sit in warts on its body.1
It is a relatively rare species and is usually found alone.1
知識的出處
- Morbakka fenneri (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Morbakka fenneri (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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