Dangerous box jellyfish migrate to area beaches
From the Star News Online
By Shelby Sebens Staff Writer
Published: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 6:18 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 9:23 p.m.
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Swimmers and surfers, beware: Box jellyfish are turning up in more area waters, and their stings are painful. From Sunset Beach to Topsail Island, reports of the venomous creatures have spread.
“They’re definitely in the area for sure,” said Scott Collins, a captain with Sea Tow in Wrightsville Beach.
Collins saw three of the jellyfish in a small creek last week, he said.
The box jellyfish, also known as the sea wasp, is the most venomous jellyfish in U.S. waters, or at least the one with the best ability to penetrate human skin, said Richard Satterlie, a University of North Carolina Wilmington professor of marine biology.
The jellyfish showing up locally are a different species than the box jellyfish in Australia that can kill in five minutes.
But swimmers should still be careful to keep an eye out for these stinging blobs. [end quote]
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