Dangerous Marine Animals >> Dangerous Marine Invertebrates
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Blubber Jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus). Also known as Jelly Blubber. Queensland, Australia
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Lions Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) with juvenile pelagic Fish sheltering around tentacles. Also known as Hair Jelly and Snotty. Stings cause minor skin burn. Eastern Australia
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Jellyfish (soon to be described) with juvenile pelagic Fish sheltering around tentacles. Southern Australia
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Jimble Box Jellyfish or Southern Sea Wasp (Carybdea rastoni). Southern Australia
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Portuguese Man of War (Physalia physalis). Also known as the Blue Bottle, Blue Bubble, Man o'War and Portuguese Man-of-War. Venomous - capable of producing a very painful, powerful sting. Eastern Australia
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Extremely venomous Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) in hunting mode. Also known as Sea Wasp. Northern Australia
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Close detail of extremely venomous Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) tentacles. Also known as Sea Wasp. Northern Australia
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Extremely venomous Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri). Also known as Sea Wasp. Northern Australia
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Blubber Jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus) with captured Shrimp in stinging tentacles. Also known as Jelly Blubber. Queensland, Australia
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Blubber Jellyfish (Catostylus mosaicus) with captured Shrimp in stinging tentacles. Also known as Jelly Blubber. Queensland, Australia
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Juvenile Fish with Jellyfish (Chrysaora southcotti). Southern Australia
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Extremely venomous Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) in hunting mode. Also known as Sea Wasp. Northern Australia
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Jimble Box Jellyfish (Carybdea rastoni). Also known as Sea Wasp. Southern Australia
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Extremely venomous Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri). Also known as Sea Wasp. Northern Australia
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Extremely venomous Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri). Also known as Sea Wasp. Northern Australia
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Jellyfish (Pseudorhiza haeckeli). Southern Australia
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Upside-down Jellyfish (Cassiopeia andromeda). Unlike other jellyfish that hunt for food, this jellyfish depends on unicellular algae, zooxanthellae, for nutrition. The jellyfish sits upside down so the algae absorbs sunlight. Great Barrier Reef, Aust
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Box Jellyfish safety swimming net. Swimmers swim in safety within the net enclosure, free of Box Jellyfish which are unable to penetrate the net. Port Douglas, North Queensland, Australia
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First Aid and dangerous Jellyfish warning sign erected on tropical beach. Port Douglas, North Queensland, Australia
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Dangerous Jellyfish warning sign erected on tropical beach. Port Douglas, North Queensland, Australia
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Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis). Also known as the Blue Bottle, Blue Bubble, Man o'War and Portuguese Man-of-War. Venomous - capable of producing a very painful, powerful sting. Eastern Australia
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Portuguese Man-of-War (Physalia physalis). Also known as the Blue Bottle, Blue Bubble, Man o'War and Portuguese Man-of-War. Venomous - capable of producing a very painful, powerful sting. Eastern Australia
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Stinging Hydroid (Aglaophenia cupressina). Also known as Fire Hydroid. Bali, Indonesia
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Hydroid (Gymnangium gracilicaule). Bali, Indonesia
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Stinging Hydroid (Aglaophenia cupressina). Also known as Fire Hydroid and Fireweed. Bali, Indonesia
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Stinging Hydroid (Macrorhynchia philippina). Also known as Fire Hydroid. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Stinging Hydroid (Aglaophenia cupressina). Also known as Fire Hydroid. Bali, Indonesia
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Stinging Hydroid (Possibly: Macrorhynchia sp). Also known as Fire Hydroid. Bali, Indonesia
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Stinging Hydroid (Macrorhynchia philippina). Also known as Fire Hydroid. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Hydroid (Gymnangium gracilicaule) amongst Sea Tunicates. Bali, Indonesia
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Stinging Hydroid (Aglaophenia cupressina). Also known as Fire Hydroid and Fireweed. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Stinging Hydroid (Aglaophenia cupressina). Also known as Fire Hydroid and Fireweed. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Commensal Anemone Shrimp (Thor amboinensis) on Tube Anemone. Bali, Indonesia
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Mantis Shrimp (possibly: Odontodactylus latirostris). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines.
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Mantis Shrimp (possibly: Odontodactylus latirostris). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines.
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Corallimorpharian (Discosoma cf. rhodostoma). Anatomically like hard coral, but resembles anenome in appearance. Often seen carpeting reef flats and slopes throughout the Indo Pacific. Can inflict a painful sting on humans. Photo Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
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Corallimorpharian (Discosoma sp.). Anatomically like hard coral, but resembles anenome in appearance. Often seen carpeting reef flats and slopes throughout the Indo Pacific. Can inflict a painful sting on humans. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines.
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) - detail of Sea Star venomous spines. Wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Stinging Anemone (Order: Actiniaria) on Whip Coral. Montague Island, New South Wales, Australia
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Anemone (Anthothoe albocincta). Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia
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Leopard Sea Cucumber (Bohadschia argus) - with excruded sticky defensive threads called Cuvierian tubules. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Bristle Worm (Chloeia sp.). Also known as Fire Worm. Bali, Indonesia
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Bristle Worm (Choeia fusca). This Polychaete Worm has fine bristles that can penetrate the skin. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines.