why do jellyfish only sting when theres physical contact
why doesnt the electricity just surge throughout the entire ocean
why dont jellyfish rule the world
Fun fact! Jellyfish don’t use electricity to sting you. Whenever they feel pressure against their tentacles, it causes its cells to rapidly send out these stingers into your skin that then release its venom. Like this:
They are called nematocysts. They are what make box jellies and other fun lil critters so dangerous, because without these wee little daggers, the venom would have no way to get into your skin.
And yet something as thin as nylon stockings or pantyhose is enough to protect you, they are so small.
So if you’re scared of jellyfish? Wear sexy sheer undergarments into the sea like the regal creature you are.
I’m going to reblog this again because that is some of the best advice I have ever gotten on this blog.
Protection during swimming or diving
Wearing pantyhose or full body lycra suits during diving (both by women and men, also under scuba-diving suit) is an effective protection against box jellyfish stings.[42]
The pantyhose were formerly thought to work because of the length of
the box jellyfish’s stingers (nematocysts), but it is now known to be
related to the way the stinger cells work. The stinging cells on a box
jellyfish’s tentacles are not triggered by touch, but are instead
triggered by the chemicals found on skin; the chemicals are not present
on the hose’s outer surface, so the jellyfish’s nematocysts do not fire.[8]
C.A. Jacobs
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