This Is What It’s Like to Get Stung by One of the World’s Most Painful Jellyfish
Braden Bjella
Published
03/26/2025
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It sucks!
Oh, Australia. For all its beauty and wonderful wildlife, it also has a lot of bros who drink too much and, well, terrible wildlife. It’s become a meme at this point, but it *is* true that there’s a whole bunch of shit in Australia that can and will kill you — and if it doesn’t kill you, it will probably make you wish you were dead.
For example, Irukandji jellyfish are among the smallest and most venomous jellyfish on the planet (and you’ll never guess where they live!). Their venom has been described as “100 times as potent as that of a cobra and 1,000 times stronger than a tarantula’s.”
If you’re wondering what that feels like, enjoy this video of a woman who’s just been stung.
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