Jelly!
Moving!
And Alive!
Jelly Fish!
Also known as
Jellies. Jellies live in every ocean and in every deepness. 95% of their body
is water. Jellies have body thats looks like umbrella or flipped bowl with stings
under the bowl-mouth. Most of jellies have oceli as their eyes. Oceli is very
sensitive to light. Generally used for detect sun light so their can know where
are they. But, Box Jellies have unique
eyes. They have 24 eyes, 4 in every side
which known as rhopalia and 20 oceli. So, we can conclude that Box Jellyfish
can see 360-degree view.
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| Box Jellyfish and it's eyes |
Jellies have strings (tassels)
which can be hazard because can cause of death. Swimmers are the most common as
the victims beacuse jellies livein freshwater as marine-animals. Box
Jellies can cause human death in 2 minutes to 5 minutes. In 1990, 4 kids are
death because stunged by jellies species Chiropsalmus
quadrumanus Galveston Island. TheBut
not all Jellies can cause of death. Some
of species like Chiropsella Bart just
cause itchy and bit pain.
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| Box Jellyfish |
There is First-Aid for Jellyfish
Sting Treatment by Melinda Ratini, DO, MS on October 25, 2013;
1. Get the Person Out of the
Water
2. Stop Stinging
For a jellyfish sting in
non-tropical waters:
Wash the area
with seawater to deactivate stinging cells.
For a sting in tropical waters --
especially from box jellyfish:
Rinse
immediately with vinegar. Do not use fresh or tap water, which can reactivate
stinging cells.
Continue until
you can get medical help.
3. Decontaminate and Remove
Tentacles
For jellyfish
stings, the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross have
recommended the following:
Rinse the area
with vinegar for at least 30 seconds. If vinegar is not available, a solution
of baking soda can be used. This will deactivate the stinging cells.
Next, soak the
area in hot water for at least 20 minutes if possible. Cold packs can be used
instead if the area can’t be soaked in hot water..
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| Darth Vader or the Narcomedusae; Found in the Arctic, this is a fairly new discovered species with 4 tentacles and 12 stomach pouches. It swims holding out its poisoned tentacles in front, better to ambush prey. |
These
treatments are based on research done in the Indo-Pacific areas, however, and
may not be effective in the oceans of the North Atlantic . In fact, in this
area, vinegar may actually make the symptoms worse, depending on the type of
jellyfish. Some experts therefore recommend a hot water rinse and lidocaine
applied to the area if available. If this is not possible, then removing
the stinging cells and rinsing in seawater would also be an option.
4. Treat Discomfort
Use mild
hydrocortisone cream or oral antihistamine to relieve itching and swelling.
5. Follow Up
For less severe sting:
Use ice packs
or over-the-counter pain relievers for welts.
Clean open
sores 3 times a day and apply antibiotic ointment. Bandage if needed.
For a severe reaction:
The person may
be hospitalized for several days.
Anti-venom
will be administered for box jellyfish stings
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| White Spotted Jelly Fish; Fairly large they generally consume snail species but they have become a concern in some areas because of the huge amount of water they filter, digesting plankton that some food fish and other fish need. |
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| Jellyfish Lake: On Eil Malk island in Palau, you'll find a beautiful marine lake with a large population of golden jellyfish. |
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