The cubomedusa is one of the deadliest animals in the world, but fortunately, the one found in the Adriatic is not so dangerous, however better to stay away from it because the sting is really painful.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himThe cubomedusa is one of the deadliest animals in the world, but luckily, the one found in the Adriatic is not as dangerous as that of tropical waters which kills even more than the shark. However, it is better to stay away from it because the sting is really painful.
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Cubomedusa: who he is and where he lives
It is small and transparent, very fast with four long tentacles. At night she moves towards the shore because she is attracted to the light. The scientific name is Carybdea marsupialis and its sting is very stinging. It belongs to the group of cubozoa, the same as the sea wasps, that is the killer jellyfish of the coasts of Australia, which as we said have a deadly poison, but fortunately it is not as dangerous.
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Jellyfish, also called sea wasps, are found in all oceans, generally in tropical and subtropical regions and in shallow coastal areas. Carybdea marsupialis is a widely distributed species in tropical Atlantic waters and is found in large quantities in the Caribbean Sea. It is not a common species in the Mediterranean. Like all cubomedusas, it is a very stinging species.
Cubomedusa: the sting
In summary, no alarmism because we are talking about a much less dangerous breed of cubomedusa and not the terrible sea wasp that with its tentacles can kill a man in just a minute and every year even makes seventy victims.
The stings of the Adriatic cubomedusa are painful but, however intense, the effects are short-lived. Unfortunately, being almost transparent it is very easy to come across their small tentacles.
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Cubomedusa: what to do if you get stung
It looks like a grandmother's remedy and it works. If you are stung by the sea wasp, the first thing to do is to rinse the wounds with plenty of vinegar for at least 30 seconds. This procedure has been shown to deactivate toxins present in unactivated nematocysts. In case of puncture it is absolutely not necessary to use alcohol or alcoholic solutions on the wound. Even the rubbing of the wound should be avoided as, like alcohol, it would increase the diffusion of the poison in the body.
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