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Thimble jellyfish

Linuche unguiculata
只是会疼不要触摸会疼,但不会对你造成严重伤害。
水母和海中蜇人生物 会蜇人的触手吃:肉
对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼,但几乎从不严重。

The thimble jellyfish is a tiny jellyfish with a flat top and straight sides, shaped a bit like a thimble. It lives in warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean. It matters because it is the most common cause of seabather's eruption, an itchy skin rash that swimmers can get from its larvae.1

生活在
Tropical and subtropical western Atlantic Ocean, especially around the West Indies and the Bahamas1
大西洋, 加勒比海, 墨西哥湾
首页
It is usually found in warm surface waters, where it forms swarms. It has also been found at depths down to about 5,000 m. Swimmers in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico and Florida may meet its larvae in the water.1
长度
1.6 cm (0.6 in)1
最高速度
约 0.33 公里/小时(0.21 英里/小时)
游泳, 粗略估计
它吃什么?
It feeds on plankton. It pulls a current of water past its outstretched tentacles by pulsing its bell. Its stinging cells immobilise small animals, and the tentacles pass them to the mouth on the underside of the bell.1
真的!Thimble jellyfish的照片
Thimble jellyfish。照片:Matteo Cassella。 CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

  • Tiny bell with a flat top and straight sides1
  • Sixteen grooves on the sides of the bell1
  • Orangish-brown colour, from symbiotic zooxanthellae living in the bell1
  • Translucent body with dark flecks1
  • Bell up to 16 mm wide and 20 mm high1

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 stinging cells, called nematocysts, can cause a skin reaction in people. The stings are not painful, but they can form an itchy rash.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 the most common cause of seabather's eruption in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. The condition happens when a swimmer touches a cloud of larvae, which stick to clothing and hair. In Florida, most cases occur between March and August.1

如果它蜇人

  • 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

它有多大?

它有多长?

Thimble jellyfish 约 1.6 cm 长 (0.6 in)一粒米 约 7 mm (0.3 in)一枚 1 欧元硬币 约 2.3 cm (0.9 in)
比你的小指还短

Thimble 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?

值得了解

事实

1

Its larvae cause most cases of seabather's eruption, a rash that can appear after a swim.1

2

The larvae are killed when a swimmer leaves the water and bathes or dries off. This releases their under-developed stinging cells onto the skin.1

3

Swarms can cover a million square metres of sea surface.1

4

Its orangish-brown colour comes from symbiotic zooxanthellae, tiny algae that live inside its bell.1

5

Spadefish, sunfish, green sea turtles and sea slugs eat it.1

6

It swims by pulsing its bell and rotating as it moves.1

给毒液专家

学名
Linuche unguiculata
类别
水母和海中蜇人生物
家人
Linuchidae2
排序
Coronatae
大洲
大西洋, 加勒比海, 墨西哥湾, 海洋
对人的危险
2 / 5: 很疼3

事实的来源

  1. Thimble jellyfish (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Linuche unguiculata (iNaturalist): 名称和分类。
  3. Venom Wiki: 危险等级、典型大小和速度估计都是我们自己给出的。看看我们是怎么算的: 我们如何评定危险.

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