Box Jellyfish

Chironex fleckeri

The Box Jellyfish is a beautiful but dangerous creature found in the oceans. It has a transparent body and long tentacles with powerful venom. Be cautious around these jellyfish in the water!

Habitat: Marine

Appearance

The Box Jellyfish has a distinctive cube-shaped bell, often translucent or pale blue-green. Its four flat sides differentiate it from the dome-shaped bell of most other jellyfish species. Long, ribbon-like tentacles trail from each corner.

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumCnidariaClassCubozoaOrderChirodropidaFamilyChirodropidaeGenusChironex

Box Jellyfish

Interesting facts

Box Jellyfish have 24 eyes, some with lenses and retinas, allowing complex vision!

Its cube-like bell helps it swim faster and more directionally than many other jellyfish!

Their potent venom can cause rapid heart failure in humans, making it extremely dangerous!

They start as tiny polyps on the seafloor before transforming into free-swimming jellyfish!

Special abilities

Box Jellyfish can see their environment using 24 complex eyes, helping them spot prey and obstacles efficiently.

Box Jellyfish can move quickly using powerful bell contractions, helping them hunt prey and avoid danger.

Box Jellyfish has tentacles lined with stinging cells that help them paralyze prey instantly and defend themselves.

Box Jellyfish can orient itself using specialized balance organs, helping it swim directionally unlike most jellyfish.

Measurements & details

Length: 30 cm
Tentacle Length: 300 cm
Average Lifespan: 1 years
Top Speed: 6 km/h

Diet & Feeding

These predators hunt small fish and crustaceans, stinging them with venomous tentacles.

Primary Foods

small fish
prawns
shrimp
small crustaceans

Foraging Method

Ambush

Ecological connections

eats

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Known to eat Box Jellyfish, seemingly immune to their venom.

eaten by

Indian Anchovy

Stolephorus indicus

Small fish like this are a primary food source for Box Jellyfish.

eaten by

Giant Tiger Prawn

Penaeus monodon

Common prey, along with other crustaceans, for the jellyfish.

Traits

Wildlife

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Ancient Lineage

These fascinating organisms carry echoes of the deep past, with ancestors that have roamed the Earth for an incredible span of time. They are living links to ancient worlds!

Carnivorous

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Regenerative

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Marine

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Nocturnal

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Venomous

Be amazed by animals that can inject special substances to defend themselves or catch their food! They deliver their potent dose through a bite or a sting.