🎐Box jellyfish

Chironex fleckeri Southcott, 1956

澳大利亚箱形水母（學名：Chironex fleckeri），俗称海黄蜂，是一種致命的劇毒水母，生活在澳大利亚和新几内亚北部、马来西亚、菲律宾和越南。牠們造成了在世界上无数对人体的伤害或死亡事件，被认为是世界上最致命的海洋生物，也是世界上最劇毒的生物之一。如果被刺伤的区域足够大，未经治疗的受害者可能会在两到五分钟内死亡。

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Chironex fleckeri

Conservation status

Not evaluated

The IUCN Red List has not assessed Chironex fleckeri yet.

Key measurements

Body mass: not recorded
Body length: not recorded
Shoulder height: not recorded
Top speed: not recorded
Bite force: not recorded
Maximum lifespan: not recorded

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Everything we know about the Box jellyfish

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Bell width

0.3 mmaximum recorded, width / bell diameter

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Vespa-do-mar (pt), osa morska (pl), Chironex fleckeri (ru), Cuboméduse d'Australie (fr), Chironex fleckeri (es), Chironex fleckeri (tr) … and 22 more languages

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