A Hong Kong university team said it has discovered a new species of box jellyfish in the city's Mai Po Nature Reserve, the first discovery of the venomous species in China's waters. Baptist ...

If sharks can have a week of their own, why not jellyfish — especially the hyper-venomous box jellyfish? Most jellyfish are ...

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.

Jellyfish can produce offspring both sexually and asexually; depending on the species, they may be able to create copies of themselves by dividing in two, or laying down little pods of cells ...

Most are free-swimming species with the characteristic bell-shaped body, also called a medusa. Cubozoans are more commonly known as box jellyfish. They differ from scyphozoan jellyfish because of ...

A young girl was rushed to the hospital after being stung by a jellyfish at Changi Beach at around 3pm on Sunday (Jan 26). A ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) spotted a surreal new species of jellyfish during an expedition to the "Enigma Seamount," a ridge in the Marianas Trench. The colorful ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. When the animals, nicknamed elegant jellyfish, were initially collected off the coast of Japan, they were assumed to be T. formosa, a species ...

The most common sea animals are those without a backbone, such as jellyfish and shrimp. There are thousands of species of jellyfish and shrimp. Some jellyfish are clear, but some have bright colours ...

While the lack of box jellyfish might seem like a positive for Far North swimmers, this dramatic drop in their numbers could have long-term consequences for the local marine ecosystem and species ...