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Name: Box Jellyfish / Box Jelly
DANGEROUSANIMAL
Weight: 4.4 lbs (2 kg)Height: 10 feet-long (3m)
Number of species: 50
Nickname: “Sea Wasp”;“Marine Stinger”
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Origin: Australia, Pacific OceanDistinctive signs: ❏ box-shaped❏ about 15 tentacles
of about 10 feet-long
❏ 24 eyes
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● Jamie Seymour, toxinologist
● Paradox of jellyfish
Some references
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● Nematocysts
● Pacific Cnidoria Research Lab
● Description of BJ
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