Cubaea, also known as Cubozoa in Latin, is a class of coelenterates. There are about 20 species, which are marine, small in hydra, large in water matrix, active in hunting fish, crabs and other animals, living alone and having poisonous tentacles. It is one of the most poisonous animals in the world. Its important feature is that the umbrella body is a three-dimensional box with four thick tentacles. Its thorns.

Different from other kinds of jellyfish, box jellyfish swim actively, with a speed of 10 km per hour. When the small jellyfish grows to 5 ~ 6 cm, it becomes an adult, and its toxicity gradually increases, and it begins to prey on fish. Box jellyfish are also very sensitive hunters. They can eat fish as big as their bodies. They track their prey, trap it with tentacles, soften it with venom, and then slowly digest it.

About box jellyfish

Australian box jellyfish is a coelenterate, mainly living in tropical waters, mostly in the coastal waters of northeast Australia, and often floating in the shallow waters along the coast of Queensland. In hot weather, they dive into deep water and only swim to the beach in the morning and evening when it is calm.

The main prey of box jellyfish are shrimp and small fish. There are thousands of small curved thorns on each antenna, and each small curved thorn has a sharp tip. Once these tentacles are stimulated (or when box jellyfish are stimulated), they will immediately send out stings, and the venom will directly enter the prey.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Box Jellyfish.