Killers in Paradise. Paul Raffaele.
by Raffaele, Paul; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 35Science. Publisher: Smithsonian, 2005ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Beaches -- Australia | Great Barrier Reef -- (Australia) | Jellyfishes | Poisonous marine animalsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Danger lurks in tropical waters, where box jellyfish hunt for prey. Small species like Carukia barnesi...usually leave humans sick but alive, although fatal stings from tiny box jellies have been reported near the Great Barrier Reef....Venom from the larger Chironex fleckeri...can stop the human heart in 60 seconds." (SMITHSONIAN) This article examines some jellyfish found in the tropics whose stings can inflict painful and sometimes fatal injuries.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Killers in Paradise, June 2005; pp. 80+.
"Danger lurks in tropical waters, where box jellyfish hunt for prey. Small species like Carukia barnesi...usually leave humans sick but alive, although fatal stings from tiny box jellies have been reported near the Great Barrier Reef....Venom from the larger Chironex fleckeri...can stop the human heart in 60 seconds." (SMITHSONIAN) This article examines some jellyfish found in the tropics whose stings can inflict painful and sometimes fatal injuries.
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