Nobody wants to experience a jellyfish sting. Luckily, if you stay alert and know what to look for, you can significantly reduce the odds of it happening.

Among them, seven species, including the cannonball jellyfish, have especially dangerous stings. In August last year, an 8-year-old girl died after being stung on her legs and hands by a ...

Box jellyfish are being caught in drag nets at north Queensland beach despite their numbers declining in the far north. Surf lifesavers are warning people to stay out of the water at popular Eimeo ...

A warning has been issued after more dangerous jellyfish-like creatures washed up on UK beaches. The UK Coastguard has told people not to handle the Portuguese man-of-war, following an increase in ...

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Irukandji jellyfish size revealed. Lifeguards shared a video on their Instagram of the wildlife floating in a sample container. The creature was barely visible next to a $2 coin ...

KUANTAN: The public has been urged to exercise caution after hundreds of poisonous jellyfish from the species Physalia physalis, commonly known as the "Portuguese man o' war," washed ashore along ...

“The Australian box jellyfish, or Chironex fleckeri, is extremely dangerous and a constant threat through the warmer months on the Northern Queensland coast,” Torres Cape Health said.

The box jellyfish has come to the north of Queensland early as heat, rain and calm winds have all combined to create the perfect conditions for the dangerous sea creatures. According to authorities, ...

The ongoing heat wave is bringing an increasing number of jellyfish to coastal waters this summer and swimmers and those ...