A close-up of a tiny translucent jellyfish against a black background Two fishers from Australia were recently airlifted to hospital after being stung by one of the most venomous jellyfish in the ...

The Irukandji jellyfish defies every rule of nature: tiny, translucent, and almost weightless, yet capable of killing within ...

They may be tiny, but Irukandji jellyfish can pack a fatal punch. Residents in Western Australia's far north know to be wary of jellyfish stings, especially during the wet season from November to ...

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In the crystal-clear waters of the tropics swims one of nature’s cruelest paradoxes: a jellyfish so tiny it’s almost invisible, and yet powerful enough to kill. Discover the biology behind the ...

ADELAIDE, Australia Ben Southall -- who won a contest to blog for six months about life on Australia's Hamilton Island to promote tourism -- wrote Tuesday that he was lucky to have survived his brush ...

Q: I got stung by a jellyfish a week ago and it seemed better, but the area now has hives and is super itchy. What can I do? A: Several of the over 200 types (and 10,000 species) of jellyfish-like ...

Easter weekend saw an unusual amount of jellyfish activity in Australia's Whitsunday Islands, leaving five people, including three children, hospitalized with stings. The influx of incidents has ...

Ben Brock Johnson (@TheBrockJohnson), senior producer of "Endless Thread," introduces us to the Irukandji jellyfish — also known as the doom jellyfish — found in waters around Australia. A sting from ...

A TOURIST who was stung by an irukandji jellyfish while snorkelling off Fitzroy Island has told of her “scary” experience. She also has a word of warning for others. Victorian Ayllie White, 39, became ...

Irukandji jellyfish, which are around the same size as a dime, have a venom-filled sting that can trigger an extremely painful and occasionally deadly syndrome. When you purchase through links on our ...