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Broome Irukandji jellyfish

Malo maxima

可致命不要触摸不治疗可能会要你的命。如果它蜇了你，赶快求助。

会蜇人的触手

The Broome Irukandji jellyfish is a tiny, see-through jellyfish. Its sting can cause Irukandji syndrome, a serious illness, and it is the most dangerous of the four Malo species. It lives in the tropical waters off Broome in western Australia.1

生活在

Tropical western Australian waters, especially the Broome region1

印度洋

首页

It lives in tropical western Australian waters around Broome. It does not usually stay close to shore, but sometimes drifts near it, which is when people most often meet it. Signs that Irukandji jellyfish are nearby include a stinging feeling in the water, known as sea lice, and clusters of salps.1

长度

5 cm (2 in)1

最高速度

约 5 公里/小时（3.1 英里/小时）

游泳, 粗略估计

怎样认出它

Has a tall, narrow, sturdy body with a flattened top.1
Grows to about 5 cm, which is small even for a jellyfish.1
Is translucent, so it is very hard to see in the water.1
Swims more like a fish than a typical jellyfish.1

毒液之力

会蜇人的触手

一碰到东西，成千上万个小刺细胞就会发射。

它的毒液会造成什么？

Its venom causes Irukandji syndrome, which can bring sweating, anxiety, muscle spasms, severe high blood pressure and, later, low blood pressure and heart failure. The sting itself causes little local reaction, and the symptoms do not appear straight away. They get worse as time goes on.1

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 非常危险不治疗可能会害死人。

It is extremely dangerous and its sting can be potentially fatal. Only the Irukandji jellyfish and the box jelly are known to cause Irukandji syndrome, and the box jelly is far more venomous. Stings are still painful and dangerous even though they are less fatal than box jelly stings.1

如果它蜇人

The most effective treatment seems to be an intravenous infusion of magnesium, given in hospital.1
离开水面，取下所有触手（戴手套或用布）。
热带箱水母：在蜇伤处倒醋至少 30 秒，呼救，并准备好做心肺复苏。僧帽水母和大多数其他水母：先用海水冲洗，再用热水止痛。

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

注意安全

永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物，即使是很小的，即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
给它留出空间。如果遇到它，保持冷静，慢慢后退，让它走自己的路。
如果被它蜇了：保持冷静，保持不动，拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）或尽快去医院。记住它长什么样，拍张照片会有帮助。

它不是冲着你来的。它用毒液捕猎或保护自己，而且它更愿意躲起来。更多安全知识

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲印度洋

它有多大？

它有多长？

比你的小指还短36 秒就能游完一个大泳池（50 米）

Broome Irukandji jellyfish和你比起来有多大？

只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。

它有多快？

一个在游泳的人 约 3 公里/小时 (1.9 mph)

Broome Irukandji jellyfish 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

一名奥运游泳选手 约 8 公里/小时 (5 mph)

值得了解

事实

It has been known to cause Irukandji syndrome, which is why it is treated as a serious hazard in the waters where it lives.1

Its venom affects the heart, and scientists have only recently worked out how.1

It swims more like a fish than a jellyfish, although scientists do not yet know why.1

Blooms of Irukandji jellyfish, including this species, are becoming more common because of human activity such as fishing and pollution.1

Blooms can make it hard for ships to pass and make the water dangerous for divers.1

给毒液专家

学名: Malo maxima
类别: 水母和海中蜇人生物
家人: Carukiidae2
排序: Carybdeida
大洲: 印度洋, 海洋
宝宝: It develops from a fixed polyp into a free-swimming jellyfish, which took 111 days after fertilisation in research.1
对人的危险: 4 / 5: 非常危险3