What is the most poisonous creature in the world? The hideous-looking King Cobra is certainly one of the key options. In fact, in addition to terrestrial creatures, there is also a beautiful-looking marine creature that is more poisonous than the king cobra. It is the famous monk's hat jellyfish, which has recently appeared frequently on the seashore of our country and committed evil, which needs to arouse sufficient vigilance.
On October 20, when Mr. Lei, a citizen of Yantai, was feeding the horses at the horse farm next to the Longhu Community, a small thing glowing with blue light and squirming came into view. When Mr. Lei approached, he found that it was a jellyfish: 60 centimeters long, covering the same size as a millstone in the countryside; the most conspicuous place was the antennae, the longest of which was 90 centimeters.
Just when Mr. Lei was studying jellyfish, another citizen who lived in Muping happened to pass by, saw that the jellyfish was not "fiddled", so he carefully loaded the jellyfish with the 2 plastic bags he carried with him, and then left. The citizen was sharp and decisive, and it was obvious that he knew what kind of jellyfish this jellyfish was and what its habits and characteristics were. After inquiry, this jellyfish is a monk's hat jellyfish known for its "poison".
Monk's hat jellyfish often cause "incidents" because of their high toxicity, and the last time it was on the hot search was in 2018. During the spring, our Consulate General in Songkhla, Thailand, issued an urgent reminder to the people traveling to Southeast Asia and other countries: a large number of monks and jellyfish suddenly appeared on Samira Beach in Songkhla Province, Thailand, which has injured 23 people, including one with a red chest, unconscious arms, and breathing. In addition to tourists who are not familiar with the environment, there are many experienced locals who are advised to stay away from the beach and wait until the monk's hat jellyfish have subsided.
The destructive power of the monk's hat jellyfish was even more severe than imagined. According to a survey conducted by the media in 2000, 68 percent of swimmers who were stung by a monk's hat jellyfish lost their lives either because they were too deeply poisoned or because they were not rescued in time; the remaining 32 percent were left disabled.
So the question is, what kind of marine creature is the monk's hat jellyfish, and why is it described as "killing people invisibly"?
Monk's hat jellyfish is a coelenterate, belonging to the hydrates, the body is divided into two parts: the umbrella and the mouth and wrist, the umbrella is flat disc-shaped or spherical, the ventral surface of the umbrella has a mouth, under the mouth is the wrist of the overhanging mouth, and a large number of small tentacles are distributed in the mouth and wrist. The overall color is blue-cyan, the outer two ends are pointed, the bottom is flat, like the hat worn by the monks, so it is named "monk hat jellyfish". It is found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and sometimes in the Bay of Fundy and the Hebrides and the Mediterranean Sea.
The strength of the monk's hat jellyfish is manifested in the following places.
The monk's hat jellyfish is very clever. The body has a 9-30 cm long maw, which achieves body ups and downs by injecting air into the maw: the highest exposed water surface is 15 cm when it surfaces; after encountering danger, it quickly discharges a part of the gas and sinks into the seabed, the whole process is on the second level, and it does not give the opponent the opportunity to prey!
The monk's hat jellyfish also has the special ability to predict storms. Monk-hat jellyfish like to gather in groups and swim majestically toward the sea when they perceive a storm coming. By observing the swimming trajectory of the monk's hat jellyfish, researchers can preliminarily determine the direction of warm and cold currents in the ocean. Some scientists have created storm forecasters based on the mechanism of the monk's hat jellyfish perception storm. It is said that some tribes living on the island have long mastered the skill of using monk-hat jellyfish to predict storms.
Colorful monk hat jellyfish, drifting warships, charming and dangerous deadly temptations~
The above two "super powers" for the monk hat jellyfish, can make it "save its life" and live longer, and the harm to people is undoubtedly its toxin.
As mentioned above, there are a large number of small tentacles distributed under the mouth and wrist of the monk's hat jellyfish, and the average length of the tentacles is 10 meters, and the longest is 22 meters, so people may be burned by its tentacles from 10 meters away! Moreover, the tentacles carry thousands of tiny spiny cells, which contain deadly toxins. When the monk's hat jellyfish senses danger, it will fire poisonous stingers at its opponents. More often, monk-hat jellyfish rely on longer tentacles to directly "sting" an adversary.
The toxin released by the tentacle is a neurotoxin, and although a thorn cell releases a small amount of toxin, it cannot hold up a large amount, and it is more destructive than the king cobra. When the toxin invades the body of the prey, it spreads rapidly throughout the body with the blood, ranging from nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, arthralgia, back pain, muscle spasms and other symptoms, to anaphylactic shock, acute pulmonary heart disease and renal failure, until death is lost.
So the monk's hat jellyfish is so powerful that there is no natural enemy? Nor is it, there is a creature in the ocean called a turtle, which is typical of sea turtles. The tortoise has immunity to the toxin released by the monk's hat jellyfish, so after encountering the monk's hat jellyfish, it will open its mouth to eat, and swallow it with tentacles, and the monk's hat jellyfish will only escape when it encounters the turtle!
When he was unfortunately stung by a monk's hat jellyfish while swimming, he quickly left this water area so as not to be stung by it again, and then called for help from those around him and rushed to the hospital. On the way, remove residual tentacles, but wear a clean towel and cotton gloves, moving gently and carefully. Then rinse the wound repeatedly with water or light salt water, and then apply the ointment to anti-inflammatory after about 15 minutes. This operation is to alleviate the pain of the injured person, and the second is to inhibit the toxin and strive for more rescue time.
Original: Old High