Hawaiian box jellyfish, Carybdea alata, Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii
Hawaiian box jellyfish, Carybdea alata, Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii
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Keywords: box jellyfish 0503ed named for their square shape box jellyfish are the most highly evolved and the most dangerous of the jellyfish. like corals and other members of the phylum cnidaria jellyfish tentacles are lined with microscopic cells called cnydocites that each house a powerful stinging thread called a nematocyst. when triggered each nematocyst is released in a powerful springlike action piercing whatever might touch it. box jellyfish not only have the most potent poison of all jellyfish in their nematocysts but they have even developed complex eyes that can detect light. they dont just drift aroundthey can actively pursue prey. but they have even developed complex eyes that can detect light. they donõt just drift aroundñthey can actively pursue prey.
