SPECIAL REPORT A rescue helicopter was sent to help a teenage girl on K’Gari on Tuesday for the sixth suspected Irukandji jellyfish sting in a week. Police are investigating the circumstances that led ...

Donna Garrett and Mark Julian booked their trip to Port Douglas in early December before Cyclone Jasper hit the region but they said a simple update from their accommodation provider was all they ...

If it weren’t for the death adders – and the crocs, the sharks, and the tiny killer jellyfish – Kuri Bay might be famous as ...

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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.

A young woman has been airlifted to Perth with a case of irukandji syndrome after being stung by a jellyfish in Dampier yesterday. The girl is believed to have been stung on the arm while swimming in ...

Sea swimmers who suffered stings by jellyfish off the Isles of Scilly have compared them to "chemical burns". The incident happened during a Scilly Swim Challenge when a group of about 120 ...

Jellyfish and gelatinous zooplankton (GZ) in general, fulfill important ecological roles with significant impacts, although they are often oversimplified or misunderstood. This paper reviews the ...

Their powerful jaws and serrated teeth can cause significant damage, although attacks remain relatively rare. Around the size of a thumbnail, the Irukandji Jellyfish is one of the tiniest creatures on ...

Despite their often dangerous stings, these creatures create serene scenes as they float through the deep sea Jellyfish are among the planet’s simplest creatures, made up of about 95 percent ...

A group of charity swimmers had to abandon their bid to swim from the mainland to the Isles of Scilly due to strengthening winds and jellyfish stings. The five swimmers from Plymouth were trying ...