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Irukandji Jellyfish: Hunting One of the Deadliest Creatures on Earth (Video)


Jellyfish – how dangerous can they be? Many of them are harmless. But this species is extremely dangerous.

Irukandji jellyfish in Queensland, Australia.

Irukandji jellyfish in Queensland, Australia. Image credit: GondwanaGirl via WikimediaCC-BY-SA-3.0

Strange, Jellyfish Irukandji is small. They are semi-transparent, and therefore especially difficult to notice. With an adult size of about one cubic centimeter, they are the smallest of the jellyfish, and also one of the most venomous animals in the world. These tiny creatures can shoot their victims with fuzes, then inflicting Irukandji . syndromewith the main symptoms are severe pain in different body parts, nausea, increased blood pressure.

Interestingly, scientists still don’t know how Irukandji venom works. Watch the following video for the full story: