@MysteryoftheGods I actually wasn't in the water with them when this video was taken. I was sitting up on the dock holding my camera in the water. I put the bubble sounds in later because the original audio sounded weird to me and I was new to the video thing.
@Scubaman5000 I don't know how you feel about this, but honest to God you have done something extraordinary in filming these creatures. Truly well done. You get a big clap from me in reality. Since I always wanted to be a marine biologist, this video is like an orgasm to me, haha.
@josh1111668 Box Jellyfish is a common name for any Cnidarian in the class Cubozoa (there are many). You're correct that this is not the more famous Chironex fleckeri but it is also not irukandji. The irukandji is also a cubozoan but it is very small, about the size of your fingernail.
The cubozoan in this video is in the genus Carybdea and has nematocysts that deliver a painful sting but it's not fatal. A friend of mine was stung by one on this trip and was diving the next day.
If you get sung by one of these it's equevelt to putting your hand in a bucket of fire and then straight into cold water and then the fire again I know coz my friends been stung before and she leguly died for 2 minuets xx
Sea wasp is a common name that can be applied to many different species. The one you are thinking of is Chironex fleckeri which is known as the most deadly jelly on the planet. Irukanji is very small, about the size of your thumbnail, with long tentacles trailing behind it.
Some people call all cubozoans sea wasps. Just one of the reasons why common names can be misleading sometimes.
@Scubaman5000 dude thats a irukanji jellyfish and there teneticals get to about 2.5cm and they are the most poisonius jelly in the world.... cant spell poisonuis right
That's a different box jelly. There's several kinds. The one you're thinking of is called Chironex fleckeri. It's an extremely dangerous jelly. The ones in this video will sting you pretty bad but it won't kill you.
I wouldn't willingly jump in the water to swim with these guys unless I was wearing adequate protection. In this video I actually wasn't in the water with them. I held the camera down in the water from the stairs. I put the breathing sounds in later just because it sounded more interesting than a quiet video with the sound my camera banging against the stairs.
During the following nights we made sure to go to dive spots that were dark in order to avoid running into these guys during the dive.
No this was a swarm of them right in front of the dive resort in Bonaire right next to the stairs to exit the water. They are attracted to light and the lights of the resort caused them to gather in this spot.
king cobra has a powerful venom but the sea wasp is more powerful, Death can occur within 5 minutes following massive envenomation. The mechanism of toxicity are poorly understood, but death is thought to be due to respiratory failure, possibly central in origin, or to direct cardiotoxicity leading to A-V conduction disturbances or to paralysis of the cardiac muscle in systole. Patients may become unconscious before they can leave the water.
but still, aren't u afraid at all when some strange creatures that might be deadly are lurking around when you dive? i ve tried to dive once, and i got this strange feeling that something was trying to bite me off.....
It depends on where you go. In Bonaire it's amazingly beautiful just like it is in my videos. The visibility goes so far it feels like you are flying and the water is nice and warm. You should definitely try it sometime.
Thanks for the reply ScubaMan....nice video. Can I ask what dive site these were seen at? A friend of mine spotted a couple on Buddy Dive's Reef....just curious...thanks!
This video was taken right at the dock at Buddy Dive resort. I was lowering the camera into the water from the stairs, the pillar is the support pillar for the boat dock and the wall is the wall of the resort itself.
the "sea wasps" in Bonaire aren't deadly, right? I was told by the divemaster that they can deliver a nasty sting but that was about it. I'm heading back to Bonaire soon and was curious. Thanks.
That's right, this species is not deadly but it can deliver a nasty sting. I wrote some more info on them in the side bar if you click where it says "more info".
Have fun in Bonaire! It's an amazing place to dive!
The Sea Wasp is the most poisonous jellyfish whose poisoning
ability is far more greater that any snake. They search the
ocean floor for shrimp, and they come near beaches and
swimmers which if not careful may get stung by the deadly sea wasp. It may take you seconds for you to stagger back to shore before you die. Sea wasps are almost completely transparent and are difficult to see which do not dwell in America or Europe but in the oceans of Australia.
You're absolutely right. However the word Sea Wasp can actually refer to any member of the class Cubozoa. Not all members of that class are deadly. The Jellies in this video are actually the "not so deadly" cousins of the Box Jellyfish that you described in your comment that frequent the oceans of Australia. While these aren't deadly, they do give a nasty sting if they touch you. A friend of mine got stung on this trip and he went to the hospital for a shot and he was diving again the next day.
Ah, I remember seeing a jellyfish once while going to the beach. Not being too familiar with them, but knowing that they can be extremely dangerous, I quickly grabbed my nephew and moved away. Luckily, the thing was dead.
No these aren't the deadly type (unless you have an allergic reaction). Still not something you want to get stung by though. As I mentioned in the sidebar several people were sent to the hospital for treatment after getting stung (one of them was a woman on the petite side that was in pretty bad shape I heard, never saw her first hand though). One of the people stung was a friend of mine and he was back in the water diving the next morning.
And now I ask with a queer look on my face WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU SWIMMING IN A HERD OF THE MOST POISONOUS ANIMAL IN THE WORLD?! o.-
MysteryoftheGods 1 month ago
@MysteryoftheGods I actually wasn't in the water with them when this video was taken. I was sitting up on the dock holding my camera in the water. I put the bubble sounds in later because the original audio sounded weird to me and I was new to the video thing.
Scubaman5000 1 month ago
@Scubaman5000 I don't know how you feel about this, but honest to God you have done something extraordinary in filming these creatures. Truly well done. You get a big clap from me in reality. Since I always wanted to be a marine biologist, this video is like an orgasm to me, haha.
MysteryoftheGods 1 month ago
10 cm under water ?!
theMYtechno 2 months ago
@josh1111668 Box Jellyfish is a common name for any Cnidarian in the class Cubozoa (there are many). You're correct that this is not the more famous Chironex fleckeri but it is also not irukandji. The irukandji is also a cubozoan but it is very small, about the size of your fingernail.
The cubozoan in this video is in the genus Carybdea and has nematocysts that deliver a painful sting but it's not fatal. A friend of mine was stung by one on this trip and was diving the next day.
Scubaman5000 3 months ago
If you get sung by one of these it's equevelt to putting your hand in a bucket of fire and then straight into cold water and then the fire again I know coz my friends been stung before and she leguly died for 2 minuets xx
alishawoo1997 9 months ago
can they fiy then
MrCharcharchar 1 year ago
I've heard this is meant to be the most painful pain known to man to get stung
scarylegodudes 1 year ago
I'm pretty sure thats an Irukandji Jellyfish. Even more venomous than the Sea Wasp.
johnmilo117 1 year ago
@johnmilo117 i think the sea wasp is the most poisonous creature
gdavies4 1 year ago
@gdavies4 They used to be. Now it's the Irukandji Jellyfish.
johnmilo117 1 year ago
a sea wasp has more venom than any creature in the world
TheBadBoyPlayer101 1 year ago
lol people were stung, these sea wasps cause major pain and can also lead to death.
quikflow 1 year ago
its not a seawasp a seawasp is mutch bigger and have much more tentecals.
i think this is a irukanji it is a kind of boxjellyfish
Toddsolario 2 years ago 3
Sea wasp is a common name that can be applied to many different species. The one you are thinking of is Chironex fleckeri which is known as the most deadly jelly on the planet. Irukanji is very small, about the size of your thumbnail, with long tentacles trailing behind it.
Some people call all cubozoans sea wasps. Just one of the reasons why common names can be misleading sometimes.
Scubaman5000 2 years ago 2
@Scubaman5000 dude thats a irukanji jellyfish and there teneticals get to about 2.5cm and they are the most poisonius jelly in the world.... cant spell poisonuis right
meee330 1 year ago
@Toddsolario Yes you are right Sea wasps are symmetrical and have larger domes.
agenthelios 1 year ago
@Toddsolario no irukanji dont live in bonaire... this is a box but it lost its venom, these bixes only live in bonaire
Coolgamer322 1 month ago
It's the most poisonous animal in the world. Each tentacle can kill 60 humans. They can have up to 60 tentacles.
blackbolt123456789 2 years ago
That's a different box jelly. There's several kinds. The one you're thinking of is called Chironex fleckeri. It's an extremely dangerous jelly. The ones in this video will sting you pretty bad but it won't kill you.
Scubaman5000 2 years ago
Did you know:
Sea Wasps/Box Jellyfish, kill more people a year than sharks and crocodiles COMBINED.
RaikouAndFriends 2 years ago
sea wasp are deadliest creature alive
XMelmelcomX 2 years ago
Damn! At 0:31 it came back around that pillar for an ambushI guess it didn't like the camera, it headed straight for it almost! Great vid!
MrTheThinker1 2 years ago
arent you scared to swim with this beasts ?
loopmer 2 years ago
I wouldn't willingly jump in the water to swim with these guys unless I was wearing adequate protection. In this video I actually wasn't in the water with them. I held the camera down in the water from the stairs. I put the breathing sounds in later just because it sounded more interesting than a quiet video with the sound my camera banging against the stairs.
During the following nights we made sure to go to dive spots that were dark in order to avoid running into these guys during the dive.
Scubaman5000 2 years ago
i have studied irukandji and i have a real one in a tube like jar
brucelee222222222 2 years ago
I wouldn't want to mess with one of those.
Scubaman5000 2 years ago
synthoms:
cardiorespiratory arrest, or cardiac arrythmias
difficulty with breathing, speech or swallowing
severe pain
extensive skin lesions
and DEATH!
Kingvenom7 2 years ago
Is It In a Tank
Clerocs 2 years ago
No this was a swarm of them right in front of the dive resort in Bonaire right next to the stairs to exit the water. They are attracted to light and the lights of the resort caused them to gather in this spot.
Scubaman5000 2 years ago
I heard their venom was just about equal to that of a King Cobra snake. Don't mess around with those sea creatures!
Revelation181 2 years ago
king cobra has a powerful venom but the sea wasp is more powerful, Death can occur within 5 minutes following massive envenomation. The mechanism of toxicity are poorly understood, but death is thought to be due to respiratory failure, possibly central in origin, or to direct cardiotoxicity leading to A-V conduction disturbances or to paralysis of the cardiac muscle in systole. Patients may become unconscious before they can leave the water.
Kingvenom7 2 years ago
WOoow the sea wasp almost tochs you at end(love Diving)
omgomg113 2 years ago
a sea wasp is a dead trap for small children
zamiklaat 2 years ago
That is very dangerous.I would just jump out of that water! A Sea Wasp sting is very serious.
Koli1515 2 years ago 2
but still, aren't u afraid at all when some strange creatures that might be deadly are lurking around when you dive? i ve tried to dive once, and i got this strange feeling that something was trying to bite me off.....
Vatebulu 3 years ago
is it actually really nice to dive? when i watch from movie, the ocean seems really clear, blue, beautiful, is it actually like that in real life?
Vatebulu 3 years ago
It depends on where you go. In Bonaire it's amazingly beautiful just like it is in my videos. The visibility goes so far it feels like you are flying and the water is nice and warm. You should definitely try it sometime.
Scubaman5000 3 years ago
In Curaçao its also just all beauty,
you can see so far.. and all the fishes and reefs are just beautiful. you should certainly try it!
donjoran 2 years ago
Yeah I've heard Curaçao is very similar to Bonaire. I'd love to dive there someday. If only I had the money to do it. :)
Scubaman5000 2 years ago
yeah.. its costs a lot.. but the experience is priceless =D
I went with my parents tho.. so it didn't cost me =p.
donjoran 2 years ago
Thanks for the reply ScubaMan....nice video. Can I ask what dive site these were seen at? A friend of mine spotted a couple on Buddy Dive's Reef....just curious...thanks!
kevincrowe1 3 years ago
This video was taken right at the dock at Buddy Dive resort. I was lowering the camera into the water from the stairs, the pillar is the support pillar for the boat dock and the wall is the wall of the resort itself.
Scubaman5000 3 years ago
the "sea wasps" in Bonaire aren't deadly, right? I was told by the divemaster that they can deliver a nasty sting but that was about it. I'm heading back to Bonaire soon and was curious. Thanks.
kevincrowe1 3 years ago
That's right, this species is not deadly but it can deliver a nasty sting. I wrote some more info on them in the side bar if you click where it says "more info".
Have fun in Bonaire! It's an amazing place to dive!
Scubaman5000 3 years ago
fortunately sea wasps are only is aus! the problem is that soon I have to go there, and this makes me feel a bit worried!
xxCpxxDr0n3 3 years ago
The Sea Wasp is the most poisonous jellyfish whose poisoning
ability is far more greater that any snake. They search the
ocean floor for shrimp, and they come near beaches and
swimmers which if not careful may get stung by the deadly sea wasp. It may take you seconds for you to stagger back to shore before you die. Sea wasps are almost completely transparent and are difficult to see which do not dwell in America or Europe but in the oceans of Australia.
imaspaz4God 3 years ago
You're absolutely right. However the word Sea Wasp can actually refer to any member of the class Cubozoa. Not all members of that class are deadly. The Jellies in this video are actually the "not so deadly" cousins of the Box Jellyfish that you described in your comment that frequent the oceans of Australia. While these aren't deadly, they do give a nasty sting if they touch you. A friend of mine got stung on this trip and he went to the hospital for a shot and he was diving again the next day.
Scubaman5000 3 years ago
dude wut are you doing those are the most deadliest creatures alive!!
i just wrote a paper on those. ill post it in a comment.
imaspaz4God 3 years ago
Ah, I remember seeing a jellyfish once while going to the beach. Not being too familiar with them, but knowing that they can be extremely dangerous, I quickly grabbed my nephew and moved away. Luckily, the thing was dead.
By the way, I like your video.
Rezxer 3 years ago
Jesus Christ I was diving in Bonaire just a few weeks ago...
toTheLimit777 3 years ago
It's a Carybdea marsupialis, not a Sea Wasp. It's sting is painful, but not lethal! But... Beautiful video!
Pablorocker3 3 years ago
You are correct, this is not the lethal Chironex fleckeri. It is however a Sea Wasp. The name Sea Wasp refers to any member of the class Cubozoa.
Scubaman5000 3 years ago
Were those the Banded Box jellyfish? Gawd those things are deadly!
Alwayzsmilin 3 years ago
No these aren't the deadly type (unless you have an allergic reaction). Still not something you want to get stung by though. As I mentioned in the sidebar several people were sent to the hospital for treatment after getting stung (one of them was a woman on the petite side that was in pretty bad shape I heard, never saw her first hand though). One of the people stung was a friend of mine and he was back in the water diving the next morning.
Scubaman5000 3 years ago