Box Jellyfish - Chironex Fleckeri

The BOX JELLYFISH is Australias invisible but deadly supreme marine predator. A frightening death follows a sting from this amazing creature.

Chironex Fleckeri is the object of study by Dr Jamie Seymour, who is a senior lecturer at the James Cook University in Queensland. Dr Seymour has worked closely with Jacques and Philippe Cousteau and the Irwins on the series OCEANS DEADLIEST and seems to know his subject well judging by this video.

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[BiggestBest92]

i thought box jellyfish grew to only 2cm circumference around the bell?>

[slk320k]

Thats Irukandji that are smaller.

I have a few uploads on both box jelly and irukandji if you want to know more.

[madzapee]

the thing is, they go on and on about how the box jellyfish is SOOOO dangerous, then they go pick it up!!! I KNOW they're only holding the bell but at 1:51 it looks like he's touching the stinger. I mean, why not ATLEAST wear gloves!!!

[slk320k]

Yep, I thought the same thing, and then one day it was my turn to handle one, & then I realised ... gloves dont give a good grip on it at all. Rubber gloves / marine gloves / sports gloves .... NONE of them are any good for picking it up. It seems counter intuitive, but its MUCH safer to handle it with bare hands because if you drop it, you kill it, and probably end up with tentacles coming off and remaining undetected in your boat or on your stingersuit, just waiting there to get you later on.

[bigmanhas]

i just realised how interested i am in shit like this

[slk320k]

lol for some of us it becomes an obsession.

Try my two full docos on Box Jellies in my playlists. I have heaps of other JF uploads and more to come.

Enjoy.

[phineasgauge69]

I cant believe that he actually picks that shit up!

[umbergerwill]

THE MOST DEADLY CRETURE IN THE WORLD

LET ME TOUCH IT :)

[Venomanimals123]

wow the sting is so painful it can send a man in to shock just from the pain alone

[annakpowers]

Because the sting is so painful, some people who are moderately far from shore end up drowning from going into shock. The pain is so excruciating that they can't swim back to shore to save themselves. I wonder if those people are counted in the number of fatalities from box jellyfish.

[KgirlHasTheWits]

@fireboltttt I know, right! Ah well, that's thrill seeking for you...plus there are people like the crocodile hunter (RIP Steve!) and others. But hey, whatever floats their boats. Instant death...kinda like people who do base jumping, bull riding, street luging, etc...HAHA humans can be weird

[fireboltttt]

what the fuck are they doing? Don't they realise that one touch of that tenticle can mean instant death!

[NikerW]

Thanks for uploading these videos! They are incredibly fascinating creatures and I just wanna know more and more about them! Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it recently discovered that these creatures actually have not just one, but 4 brains?

And thanks again for uploading these vids!

[SamPD2]

Great, another thing to scare me shitless.

At least the death is somewhat quick.

200 seconds isn't bad considering other far more painful and lasting deaths.

[tarun139]

what is fuck is the point wearing that suite if your not going to wear gloves

[ilnizzle66]

I got stung by a jellyfish in panama and my cousin had to pee on my leg. I had the worse fever that week.

[ilnizzle66]

I got stung by a jellyfish in panama and my cousin had to pee on my leg. I had the worse fever that week.