Box jellyfish, so-named for their cuboid body shape, are extremely venomous, with tentacles up to 10 feet long studded with tiny poisonous darts called nematocysts. A stock image of an Australian ...

A 17-year-old boy has died a week after being stung by a box jellyfish on a Queensland beach, Australia. The teenager was swimming at Patterson Point, near Bamaga, on February 22 when he was stung ...

There are over 50 species of box jellyfish, but the Australian box jellyfish is by far the largest and most dangerous. They can grow as big as one foot in diameter, and their thick, trailing ...

A 17-year-old boy has died nearly a week after being stung by a jellyfish while swimming at a beach in Australia, officials said. The boy, whose identity hasn’t been released, succumbed to hi… ...

The boy, who has not been publicly named, died a week after being stung by a box jellyfish Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at PEOPLE's Los Angeles ...

The last Australian to die from a box jellyfish was in 2022, when 14-year-old Mark Angelo Ligmayo tragically died after being stung at Eimeo Beach, north of Mackay. Read more.

The Australian box jellyfish carries enough venom in its tentacles his to kill more than 60 people. A single sting from can cause excruciating pain, ...

Australian teenager is first to die from box jellyfish sting in 15 years. The 17-year-old was stung by the highly-venomous creature while swimming near Cape York ...

A 17-year-old boy has died a week after being stung by a box jellyfish on a Queensland beach, Australia. The teenager was swimming at Patterson Point, near Bamaga, on February 22 when he was stung ...

A 17-year-old boy has died a week after being stung by a box jellyfish on a Queensland beach, Australia. The teenager was swimming at Patterson Point, near Bamaga, on February 22 when he was stung ...

A 17-year-old boy has died a week after being stung by a box jellyfish on a Queensland beach, Australia. The teenager was swimming at Patterson Point, near Bamaga, on February 22 when he was stung ...