Swimmers Beware A box jellyfish swims close to shore It is pale blue the color of water Nearly 60 tentacles hang from its body A boy swims nearby He doesn’t see the box jelly The boy cries out A jellyfish tentacle stung him It feels like a knife cut He needs help quickly The sting can be deadly 4
5 Box jellyfish use their tentacles to sting
Does everyone who is stung die Q 6 Box jellyfish stings leave painful red marks on the skin
Box jellies have strong venom or poison The venom attacks the heart Some people can’t get out of the water They drown Others die of heart problems Without a doctor’s help a person can die in less than three minutes Box jelly stings kill many people In the Philippines 20 to 50 people die from stings each year A No With help some live Doctors give medicine to help But victims will always have scars from the stings 7
