However, experts are cautioning revelers to be careful of Irukandji Jellyfish – which can cause an extremely painful and potentially lethal condition with its sting. There have been several ...

Little is known about the irukandji jellyfish, other than that its sting can cause massive pain -- some have compared the sensation to the pain suffered in childbirth -- and sometimes death.

Over several years, he tested on his own body the sting of every jellyfish he could collect from beaches in and around Cairns, but none produced the Irukandji syndrome. Then, one day in 1961 ...

He is believed to be the first person to die from a sting from an Irukandji, a peanut-sized jellyfish whose venom heightens the heart rate and blood pressure. There is no known anti-venom.

Jellyfish research scientist Dr Lee-ann Gershwin from the University of Tasmania says there have long been Irukandji stings in southern waters, and the question of jellyfish migration is more ...

Close-up shot of an Irukandji jellyfish “The Irukandji jellyfish ... Ms O’Hara said “This includes developing novel sting treatments and most recently, using a compound of box jellyfish ...

A Mackay family have found a new way to enjoy the ocean, no matter the season, thanks to their new marine safe creation.