Meet World's Most Venomous Marine Animal
By: EjazUlHaqBhat
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The Australian box jellyfish is considered the world's most venomous marine animal
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It has a rounded, box-shaped bell and up to 60 tentacles. It can grow to be 30 cm in diameter and 3 m in tentacles
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The box jellyfish is transparent and pale blue, making it difficult to see in the water
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The venom in a box jellyfish's tentacles can cause paralysis, cardiac arrest, and death within minutes of being stung
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Children are at a higher risk because of their smaller body mass
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Box jellyfish live in the tropical coastal waters of Australia, from Western Australia to Queensland
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They have clusters of eyes on each side of their box-shaped bodies and can swim at speeds of up to four knots
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The box jellyfish reproduces both sexually and asexually. The mature jellyfish migrates to estuaries, rivers, and marshes to breed
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