An influencer who had a run-in with a box jellyfish while on vacation in the tropics is lucky to have escaped with her life ...

The infamous box jellyfish developed its frighteningly powerful venom to instantly stun or kill prey, like fish and shrimp, so their struggle to escape wouldn’t damage its delicate tentacles.

GEORGE TOWN: Two species of the deadly box jellyfish, previously not thought to exist here, are breeding in the sea around Penang. Their venom causes Irukandji Syndrome, which includes severe ...

This last one is particularly scary, as the sting from a sea wasp ... a single encounter with a box jellyfish can leave a person with severe tissue damage. There have been reports of people ...

Box jellyfish are one of the most venomous animals in the world, and can actually go on to kill a person within minutes as ...

An influencer has narrowly escaped death after she was stung by a box jellyfish, one of the world's most venomous creatures. Julie, an Irish travel content creator, was on a three-day boat trip in ...

This story appears in the October 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Moon jellies, which are found in shallow bays around the world, look like small, not entirely friendly ghosts.

An influencer captured the moment she unknowingly sat on a deadly box jellyfish in the Philippines Content creator Julie was on a boat excursion with her boyfriend Daniel when the incident took place ...

Last month, content creator Julie — who posts under the TikTok account @julieanddaniel_ with her boyfriend Daniel — shared a clip of moment she sat on a deadly box jellyfish while she was ...