Sometimes called "sea wasps," these jellyfish can be highly dangerous. They've generally been found in the tropics, including Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean but now also exist in Florida ...

The most common jellyfish along South Carolina beaches are cannonball, mushroom, moon, lion’s mane, sea nettle and sea wasp. A sting from one of these jellyfish can range in severity from mild ...

Jellyfish are fascinating yet dangerous creatures found in oceans worldwide. While many species are harmless, others possess ...

Box jellyfish are a species of jellyfish classified as Cubazoa that inhabit warm coastal waters around the world. Also called "sea wasps," box jellyfish are recognized by their translucent cube ...

Sea box, or sea wasp jellyfish, are identifiable by their box-shaped tops. They are also blue, white and even transparent in color. They also have longer tentacles, but the shape of their tops is ...

Harmful jellyfish have stingers (nematocysts) capable of piercing the skin. Other creatures with nematocysts include Portuguese man-of-war, sea wasps, anemones, and fire corals. These organs ...

Out of the around 50 species of box jellyfish, which are also known as sea wasps, only a few have poison that’s deadly to humans. “While box jellyfish are found in warm coastal waters around ...

MAYBE A SEA WASP. THE STING IS A LOT MORE POWERFUL THAN A NORMAL JELLY FISH THAT WOULD WASH UP ON SHORE. >> AN ONSHORE WIND IS THE CULPRIT, SWEEPING JELLYFISH INTO SHALLOW WATER WHERE UNSUSPECTING ...

Box jellyfish, which are also known as sea wasps, move by allowing water to enter canals that run along a muscular membrane on the underside of their bodies and then expelling it. The researchers ...