Jellyfish Invasion! Australia Beaches Shut After Over 2,600 People Stung by Jellyfish
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UPDATED: Monday, January 7, 2019 22:37
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2,600 people in Aus received treatment, stings are painful but typically not life-threatening
https://www.news18.com/news/world/over-2600-people-stung-by-jellyfishe
s-in-australia-forcing-busy-beaches-to-shut-down-1994003.html
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When I saw the thread title I immediately thought it was the Irukandji jellyfish, which is so venomous and painful that people often die. It's like a tiny box jellyfish ... about a half-inch each dimension, clear and therefore hard to see.
Fortunately, this was a different jellyfish.
The deadly Irukandji
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/the-tiny-deadly-irukandji-jel
lyfish-is-on-a-southern-invasion-and-may-soon-reach-the-sunshine-coast/news-story/2115085e6f85e2ea08678558d03523d6
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