The box jellyfish combines 24 eyes, purposeful swimming, and deadly venom, yet still slips past public fear and lasting awareness.
For three summers in a row, researchers working in the Mai Po Nature Reserve noticed something unusual drifting through the brackish shrimp ponds. At first glance, the small, translucent animal looked ...
A mystery giant jellyfish that washed up on an Oregon beach may turn out to be a more grisly discovery than previously thought. Portland woman Pilar French had been walking on Cannon Beach with her ...
You should steer clear of a box jellyfish. The marine animal’s sting can cause serious and sometimes fatal symptoms in a matter of minutes. Despite their name, jellyfish aren’t fish. They’re Cnidaria, ...
Three Cassiopea, or upside-down jellyfish, from Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean seen from above in the lab at the Department of Invertebrate Zoology in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
Three Cassiopea, or upside-down jellyfish, from Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean seen from above in the lab at the Department of Invertebrate Zoology in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.