sea wasp (jellyfish) belongs to a class of jellyfish Cnidaria.This multicellular - a rare and very dangerous for the human sea animal.In nature, there are many different types of jellyfish, sea monster but it is considered the most poisonous in the world.It stings like a wasp known to all, but instead of a jellyfish sting from them a hundred times more.Their venom - the death of all living organisms.Over the past century, these predators have killed about a hundred people.If a diver gets into a flock of sea wasp, the chance to return to the shore had virtually none.
Who called sea wasp?
in the deep sea is hiding a large number of dangerous predatory creatures, many of them not yet completely understood.Who is the sea wasp, who is invisible shadow swims and injects a lethal dose of poison?This monster - jellyfish - in the water it is almost impossible to discern, in the people it is called the "invisible death".
Monster is a creature, seeing him not name.This is a relatively small jellyfish shape resembling a cube or a bottle.The body of a diameter of about 5 cm, although there are rare individuals whose dome is about 20-25 cm. It is better not to meet with such as a real machine death.Incidentally, the jellyfish was so named because of the structure of the dome kuboobraznogo.
Particularly noteworthy are the tentacles of the sea wasp, because they are a formidable weapon jellyfish.At length they reach one and a half meters, the number can reach up to 60. If you get into such deadly "hug" the lethal end is inevitable.In these long dreaded Scourge hidden cancer, so they produce a poison that is stronger than the snake.
Another feature of the sea wasp can not in any way solve the scientists - why jellyfish, which does not have a brain, you need eyes, if she could see the world?Surprisingly, but the jellyfish actually has eyes - as much as twenty-four.These bodies are divided into 4 groups of 6 eyes each.With so many must also see the creature?
inhabited nature sea wasp?
It would seem that the jellyfish can live in any sea water.All water expanses of the oceans and seas are subject to this chudam yudam-tentacled, but it's incorrect statement.The sea wasp, for example, is found only in Australia.A popular place for sea predators - the northern coast, in the waters of a relatively small depth and a large concentration of corals.
Lifestyle poisonous monster
As mentioned earlier, the sea wasp - active dangerous predator.Hunting, jellyfish kept perfectly still, but as soon as mining concerns invisible tentacles in the water, then immediately gets a big dose of poison.And the jellyfish sting several times, the victim died quickly.The poison is very strong, it acts on the nervous system, the cardiovascular system and affects the skin.
sea wasps feed on shrimp, small crabs and small fish.Stung prey predator tightens its tentacles to the dome and sucks in, where easily digested.
hunt jellyfish in the coastal zone, but kept away from the shore.During a storm or high tide, when the sea is agitated and strong waves rolled ashore, these poisonous creatures often fall straight to the beaches where people swim.
Reproduction
sea wasp passes through the stages of reproduction are the same as other jellyfish.First predators lay eggs, larvae emerge from them, which are attached to the bottom and then turn into polyps.The polyps reproduce by budding.
After some time off from the medusae body polyps and swims in the sea space to create their black affairs.Without abandoned jellyfish polyp dies instantly.
Can sting sea wasp?
As mentioned earlier, the jellyfish is a greater threat to human life.Although we will not make much of it such a bloodthirsty predator, it attacks only that can serve as food.People in this list does not include, at a meeting with them, the sea wasp prefers to sail.Stung by a sea monster person can, but only by accident, when you do not have time to dodge the collision.Most often, the divers are exposed to this danger.
After receiving multiple doses of powerful poison, the body immediately begins to react.The skin turns red, feels stung intolerable pain from which there is no escape, the burn terribly swollen.Dizziness, fainting, high fever - these consequences meeting with sea wasp may well result in respiratory arrest and cardiac arrest.Death can occur in the first minutes after the collision with deadly tentacles, and can occur and the next day.It depends on the quantity of the injected venom.
This "invisible death" a very good swimmer, can quickly turn and maneuver between corals and algae, the water moves relatively quickly - up to 6 meters per minute.Consider transparent predators except perhaps in shallow, warm sandy bottom is the best place for their existence and reproduction.During the day, the sea wasp stay at the bottom, with the first twilight resurfacing.
to keep holidaymakers on the beaches of the jellyfish, rescuers put safety nets, set along the shore of the warning signs, but unfortunately, it does not guarantee complete security for people in those places where there are sea wasp - among the most poisonous jellyfish.
