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Sea Wasp

Sea Wasp
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Cubozoa
Order: Cubomedusae
Family: Chirodropidae
Genus: Chironex
Species: fleckeri
Binomial nomenclature
Chironex fleckeri

The Sea wasp jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) is among the deadliest creatures on earth. They can have up to 60 tentacles as long as 15 feet long each. A severe sting can cause death in minutes. They can swim up to 5 mph and they live near northern Australia. They are also found around the Philippines.


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