http://curiousanimals.net/animals/invisible-silent-killer-from-australia-irukandji-jellyfish/ Animals kingdom opens for you Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:18:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://curiousanimals.net/animals/invisible-silent-killer-from-australia-irukandji-jellyfish/comment-page-1/#comment-23414 Jeremy Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:40:10 +0000 http://curiousanimals.net/animals/invisible-silent-killer-from-australia-irukandji-jellyfish/#comment-23414 You probably won't believe me but I've been stung by one of these and survived with no more medical help than a children's Tylenol and some oxygen. The pain was unimaginable and lasted for hours. It is not deadly if you have a healthy heart and can withstand high blood-pressure and rapid heartbeat for sustained periods. But it is not something I would want to do again. Your best bet to avoid these is to check local conditions (I got stung on the Great Barrier Reef) and not go swimming or diving during the summer months in warm tropical waters. You probably won’t believe me but I’ve been stung by one of these and survived with no more medical help than a children’s Tylenol and some oxygen. The pain was unimaginable and lasted for hours. It is not deadly if you have a healthy heart and can withstand high blood-pressure and rapid heartbeat for sustained periods. But it is not something I would want to do again. Your best bet to avoid these is to check local conditions (I got stung on the Great Barrier Reef) and not go swimming or diving during the summer months in warm tropical waters.

]]> http://curiousanimals.net/animals/invisible-silent-killer-from-australia-irukandji-jellyfish/comment-page-1/#comment-11818 Joy Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:49:06 +0000 http://curiousanimals.net/animals/invisible-silent-killer-from-australia-irukandji-jellyfish/#comment-11818 Thanks for this. We better be more careful now :) Thanks for this. We better be more careful now

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