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Sea Wasps

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ST. THOMAS - Stings from Caribbean sea wasp jellyfish, which are powerful, painful and potentially harmful, have been reported at some of the island's East End beaches in the last several days.

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    Re: Sea Wasps

    Sat, September 18, 2004 - 3:45 PM
    Did a night dive once off Cat Island through a swarm of sea wasps. It was like a 3D real life version of space invaders.

    was wearing a skin & booties & a hood. I covered my mouth and chin with my hands and only got a mild sting on the back of my hands.

    But a pair of German divers wearing bathing suits really got tagged. Ow!

    Dive skins are wonderful things.
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      Re: Sea Wasps

      Sun, November 19, 2006 - 1:09 PM
      Sea wasps (or box jellies, or Cubozooids) are probably the most intelligent of the Cnidarians. They have a nerve ring of 100s of packed neurites of at least 2 size classes. They have well-developed eyes, and can see fairly well. They show relatively complex behavior. They swim fast, maneuver around things, and avoid collectors & pilings.
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