Monday, May 20, 2002

IOL : Scientists of Oz at war with killer jellyfish

Don't go swimming in Australia. A tiny jellyfish (an inch or less across, if I remember how long a centimeter is) has shown up in Australian waters; one American and one British tourist have been killed by them in the last year. They're translucent, which combined with their size makes them hard to see, and there's no known antidote to their venom.

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