Monday, September 13, 2010

The World's Deadliest Creature

This week's inspiration came from watching the movie "Seven Pounds" starring Will Smith. In the movie Will Smith is amazed by the beauty of a box jellyfish which later in the movie he uses to kill himself. The box jellyfish also scientifically known as Chironex fleckeri is very dangerous due to its venom. The box jellyfish has about fifteen tentacles in each corner and it gets its name from being shaped like a box. It also has a set of eyes in each corner which they use to move away things. The venom of this jellyfish is so dangerous that it can put a person in cardiac arrest and they can also go into immediate shock from the excruciating pain. This jellyfish is mostly found around northern Australia and the Indo-Pacific region. In some cases its also found near Hawaii where it is believed to go when they are reproducing. Many swimmers have died from the stings of this deadly animal, their stings are deadly hence the reason it is called the deadliest creature in the world.

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