Box jellyfish live in warm coastal marine waters around the world, and species with toxic venom are generally found in the indian and pacific oceans, between thailand and the philippines and off the coast of northern australia. They are pale blue and transparent in color and. Box jellyfish, belonging to the cubozoa class, are the world's most venomous sea creatures with up to 15 tentacles containing 5,000 stinging cells that release a toxin causing rapid blood pressure spikes and heart failure. Of the 50 or so species of box jellyfish, also called sea wasps, only a few have venom that can be lethal to humans Box jellyfish inhabit tropical and subtropical marine environments While visually striking, these tentacles possess a potent venom that can cause significant harm to humans upon contact.
This species occupies the tropical australian coastal waters from western australia through the northern territory to queensland.
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