Australian lifeguards warn swimmers about the dangers of Irukandji jellyfish, despite their minuscule size. The jellyfish, smaller than a fingernail, can be hard to spot and their stings are known to cause delayed, severe symptoms. Stinger nets, designed to protect from larger, more deadly box jellyfish, do not offer protection against these tiny creatures.
READ MORE:"This is what we mean when we say Irukandji really are THAT small!" the post on the Australia n Lifeguard Service in North Queensland 's Instagram page reads.
"In some of our huts we have specimens in formaldehyde jars, and a lot of the feedback we get is, I knew they were small, but I just didn't know how small," Murray said. "The stinger nets themselves are made to stop the box jellyfish, a much bigger, much more lethal type of jellyfish," he said.First-of-its-kind predator discovered 8000km underwater"That's why we advise people, especially anyone with any sort of cardiovascular history, to wear a microsuit when swimming inside the net."
"We just want to get the message out that the stingers are actually there, so please swim between the flags, and the stinger net for safety."Murray said it was not always easy to tell straight away if a swimmer had been stung by an Irukandji jellyfish, as there was often a delay of about 20 to 40 minutes before the symptoms appeared."But as soon as the symptoms kick in, it's very telling and very obvious.
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