box jellyfish
noun
variants
or less commonly box jelly
: any of various cube-shaped scyphozoan jellyfishes (order or suborder Cubomedusae) of tropical and warm marine waters that inflict a painful and sometimes fatal sting
especially
: an extremely venomous box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) of Australia that has a bell that may reach over 11 inches (28 centimeters) in width with tentacles that may reach a length of over 78 inches (2 meters) : sea wasp
Found in the waters off northern Australia, the box jellyfish … is not the only marine invertebrate to use venom, but it is the possessor of arguably the most lethal venom in the world. —
Jamie Seymour
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But like box jellyfish, which are nasty, nasty and are painful stings are starting to show up.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
Life Jellyfish surprise scientists by learning without a brain
Lab experiments showed Caribbean box jellyfish are quick studies of their environment.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
Jack Barnes, a Queensland physician, eventually narrowed down the suspects to a species of tiny, nearly transparent box jellyfish.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2017
In a new study, researchers showed that the Caribbean box jellyfish can actually learn from experience, no brain required.
—Rachel Feltman, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2023
These experiments provide evidence that box jellyfish are capable of associative learning, or the process of linking two unrelated stimuli together.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
Scientists weren’t surprised the Caribbean box jellyfish—a smaller, non-lethal counterpart to the deadly Australian box jellyfish—could learn.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
In the warm waters of the Caribbean, box jellyfish carefully dodge the roots of mangroves while hunting for small crustaceans to eat.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
Poisonous Caribbean box jellyfish can learn at a far more complex level than ever imagined, despite only having 1,000 nerve cells and no centralized brain, according to new research from the University of Copenhagen.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
Life Jellyfish surprise scientists by learning without a brain
Lab experiments showed Caribbean box jellyfish are quick studies of their environment.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
Jack Barnes, a Queensland physician, eventually narrowed down the suspects to a species of tiny, nearly transparent box jellyfish.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2017
In a new study, researchers showed that the Caribbean box jellyfish can actually learn from experience, no brain required.
—Rachel Feltman, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2023
These experiments provide evidence that box jellyfish are capable of associative learning, or the process of linking two unrelated stimuli together.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
Scientists weren’t surprised the Caribbean box jellyfish—a smaller, non-lethal counterpart to the deadly Australian box jellyfish—could learn.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
In the warm waters of the Caribbean, box jellyfish carefully dodge the roots of mangroves while hunting for small crustaceans to eat.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
Poisonous Caribbean box jellyfish can learn at a far more complex level than ever imagined, despite only having 1,000 nerve cells and no centralized brain, according to new research from the University of Copenhagen.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2023
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