TIL The creature with the strongest venom is not what you think

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While i was reading through the internet as usually do i came across this eye opening information

The animal with the deadliest poison is not what you think, I'm sure most of you would think it to be something obvious such as the

King cobra


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In actual fact the king cobra holds the 2nd position for most venomous animal.

The first place holder is actually non other than the Box jelly fish, But not any type of Box Jelly fish

But the Irukandji Jelly fish. These Jelly fish are no larger than your thumb nail


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These deadly killers are only found in the waters of Australia (Sorry Aussies) and their size is roughly a cubic centimetre. Not only is their venom the most deadly but their size doesn't help either.

Someone that is stung by the Irukandji gets a condition called

The Irukandji Syndrome

The venom of the Irukandji attacks the heart of the victim and unless immediate medical attention is received the victims will go into cardiac arrest and die

How to treat the venom

If you ever find yourselves swimming in the coastal shores of Australia and feel an incredibly painful sensation on a part of your body yet there is nothing in the water near you, be aware that you have probably been stung by one of these devils.
There is no anti venom for these guys but the only way you are able to treat it is to pour vinegar on the area straight away and this will neutralize the tentacle stinging apparatus.

I hope you enjoyed my post, if you did please follow me at @warrensteem

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irukandji_jellyfish
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_jellyfish
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irukandji_syndrome

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Nice! I just(no lie) seen a movie on how the box jelly fish has the most powerful venom and I also heard that Mosquitos kill more humans than any other animal and 0r insect something like 2.7million a year. Yikes! Hate those blood suckers!
Nice post:) Followed

Damn, that creature is nasty!

That is really scary and cool!

Upvoted and followed. Informative post.