The box jellyfish, also called the sea wasp, is full of toxin. Each of its tentacles has 5,000 sting cells with enough poison to kill 60 people! In this book, young readers will discover what makes the box jellyfish a terror of the seas.Photographs and text introduce readers to the box jellyfish, describing their physical features, how they hunt, and how they are dangerous, relating real-life encounters between people and box jellyfish, and providing tips to avoid box jellyfish and how to help someone who has been stung.
The box jellyfish, also called the sea wasp, is full of toxin. Each of its tentacles has 5,000 sting cells with enough poison to kill 60 people! In this book, young readers will discover what makes the box jellyfish a terror of the seas.Photographs and text introduce readers to the box jellyfish, describing their physical features, how they hunt, and how they are dangerous, relating real-life encounters between people and box jellyfish, and providing tips to avoid box jellyfish and how to help someone who has been stung.
