Their tentacles and long spines will try to reach you in any way so as to bite, sting or inject poison - and then disappear, leaving you with pain and shock.
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Box Jellyfish
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Off the coast of South-East Asia and Australia live Box Jellyfish, as well as its ruthless friend, nicknamed "Portuguese ship." It is said that these creatures killed the same number of swimmers, divers and surfers, as the sharks and crocodiles together. Their deadly tentacles contain millions of stinging cells. First of all, stung person feels unpleasant injections in different places, and then sharp pain. The scars from the bite of a jellyfish may remain for a lifetime.
What to do when a jellyfish stings you
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You can not go to sea immediately after the storm, when the jellyfish (or just fragments of their tentacles) are washed ashore by the strong waves. If you have such a bite, in any case, do not rub the stung place with a towel, otherwise even more stinging capsules are to reach your skin. Try to see a doctor as soon as possible, and before that - neutralize the poison with home vinegar or diluted acetic acid.
Sea urchins
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Anyone who plunged into the water with a mask has probably seen these creatures. These prickly creatures like to hide among the rocks and sea shells. The main danger is posed by their spines - tropical species have poisonous ones. But even without the poison it can easily spoil the holiday. The affected foot is swollen, you have fever and inflammation. It is quite difficult to extract the thorns from the wound - it fragments may remain there for a few months, until they dissolve.
What to do if you stepped on a sea urchin
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You can find a great number of sea urchins at the bottom of the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, as well as off the coast of New Zealand, North and South America. Carefully inspect the bottom, when you go in the water. And be especially careful while snorkeling and diving. By the way, rubber shoes can perfectly save you from the threat , although there were cases when such spines pierced the sole.
Poisonous lionfish
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Lionfish live in the Indian Ocean. They have a bright color (body painted with white stripes) and large fins, where there are hidden poisonous thorns. Lionfish often use them as a defense. Accidentally hitting a thorn, the poison can get under the skin. His small dose causes a twinge, but sometimes meeting with lionfish may end in paralysis of skeletal and respiratory muscles, and then choking swimmer is drowned.
How to escape: do not disturb the peace of these fishes, watch them from afar. They rarely attack first. Diving with a mask or practicing diving, be careful: lionfish like to watch the prey hiding in the colorful corals, and it is difficult to notice them at first glance. If you have such trouble, try to ask for medical help as soon as possible.