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Bearded fireworm

Hermodice carunculata

只是会疼不要触摸会疼，但不会对你造成严重伤害。

蜇毛吃：什么都来一点

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

生活在

Tropical Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, including the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Italian coasts1

大西洋, 加勒比海, 墨西哥湾, 地中海

首页

It lives in shallow tropical coastal waters, from the surface down to 40 m deep. It is found among corals, rocks, mud, sand, posidonia (seagrass), drifting wood and port structures.1

长度

30 cm (1 ft)1

最高速度

约 0.3 公里/小时（0.19 英里/小时）

游泳, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It is a voracious predator that also eats plant material.1

Bearded fireworm的照片 — Bearded fireworm。照片：Nhobgood (talk) Nick Hobgood。 CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

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

毒液之力

蜇毛

细小的毛或刚毛会断在皮肤里并刺痛。

它的毒液会造成什么？

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

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

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

如果你碰到它的毛

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
把伤口泡在热水里，水温以不烫伤为限、尽量热，然后去看医生取出刺。不要自己去挖。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础