A 10-year-old girl's survival after an encounter with a box jellyfish in Queensland, Australia, last year could be a one-of-a-kind story, an expert says.

For children, it's only 1.2 metres,' she said. 'Not everybody stung by a box jellyfish will die, but if you've been stung beyond that lethal threshold, you're statistically likely to.' ...

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It's that deadly, and you know, the figures are that one adult box jellyfish with you know metres of tentacle trailing behind it has enough venom in that to kill about 70 people, you know, so say ...

The jellyfish's bright, trailing tentacles look like a lion’s mane and are easy to spot because of their orange color. They can be as large as 6 to 12 inches across at the bell, or the rounded ...

For children, it’s only 1.2 meters… Not everybody stung by a box jellyfish will die, but if you’ve been stung beyond that lethal threshold, you’re statistically likely to.” ...

If, by chance, you are stung by box jellyfish, which are found in tropical areas like the Indian and Pacific Oceans and not in Delaware, you will need medical attention and antivenom medication.

Lifeguards have treated hundreds of people for jellyfish stings since Saturday. Beachgoers have been bumping into them in the ocean or stepping on them on the shoreline.

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Box jellyfish measuring 15 centimetres were found yesterday morning during drags on the Strand. There were also irukandji stings on Palm Island and at Saunders Beach over the weekend.