My friend and I were watching Killer Jellyfish on the Discovery channel the other night and my friend really wants to know if step on a jellyfish(the head part) will you kill it or can it actually kill you in the process?
2006-07-02 08:58:42 · 14 answers · asked by kmwsweetness 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Some jellyfish have nematocysts (stinging organelles) on the bell. Carybdeid cubozoans (including Carukia barnesi) do. However, the bottom of your foot is highly callused and I've never heard of anyone stung through a callused area. (I've handled some pretty narsty jellyfish with the palms of my hands, which is fine, but if they flip onto the thinner skin on the backs of your hands and fingers... OW!)
I think it would depend on where you stepped on it. If on the beach, you'd probably squash it. If in the water, maybe it would kind of shoof off to one side. I wouldn't go trying unless you've got a wetsuit and booties!
2006-07-02 19:43:12 · answer #1 · answered by nemo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stepping on the head of a jellyfish will kill the jellyfish and not you. The " head part" of the jellyfish that you are speaking of is actually the "bell". The tentacles of the jellyfish are what contain the stinger section. As long as you don't touch the tentacles, stepping on the bell will kill the jellyfish. Most jellyfish are not lethal to humans, but there are a few species that are highly toxic. One is these species, Carukia barnesi, is suspected in two deaths in Austrailia.
2006-07-02 09:12:18 · answer #2 · answered by CINDY W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Irukandji jellyfish related to the box jellyfish.Has stings in its bell too.300 times more toxic then a king cobra.Irukandji is only 2.5 centimeter long.Irukandji has 1 billion stinging cells per centimeter .It is now the Most Deadliest animal in the world.There is no anti-venom as of yet.It lives on The Great Barrier Reef in Australia
2006-07-03 12:49:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jellyfish Killers?! yeah right. jellyfish can't really kill you. well some can but most can't. stepping on the head will not hurt you, its the legs that sting.
2006-07-02 09:02:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you step on the head of a Jellyfish,it will kill you,you won't kill it!
2006-07-02 09:05:43 · answer #5 · answered by jsimpkinsv2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1)Grizzly / Polar Bear 2)Elephant 3)Cape Buffalo 4)Lion 5)Great White Shark 6)Box Jellyfish 7)Crocodile 8)Killer Bees 9)Funnel-Web Spider 10)Asian Cobra
2016-03-27 01:25:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you wear shoes, it would just kill the jellyfish. Otherwise it depends on if you get stung or not
2006-07-02 09:01:55 · answer #7 · answered by entivore 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wouldn't hurt you at all, it might scare you but not hurt you. You would do more harm to that jellyfish than it would do to you. Now if you touched the tenticles that's a different story.
2006-07-04 07:17:24 · answer #8 · answered by K8lyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jellyfish can't kill you anways. They just sting you.
2006-07-02 09:01:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dangerous part of the jelly fish is up under it's belly. Should it get on it's back with its belly up and you step on it that could be a real problem. Be careful in handling them too.
2006-07-02 09:06:41 · answer #10 · answered by clbinmo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋