If you experience a burning sensation in your leg or other part of your body while swimming in the sea, Know that the reason is most likely a jellyfish!

Agree How do jellyfish do this?

Despite their name, jellyfish are not fish.

These are Cnidarians, sea animals. Like various sea animals, also jellyfish They use spear-like stingers to capture their prey. These creatures consist of only three layers and have a very simple nervous system.

Surprisingly; They have no brain, heart or blood. Both for eating and for throwing away waste They use a single-opening digestive cavity.

In addition, jellyfish use defensive cells called cnidoblasts.

Cnidoblasts contain burning capsules called nematocytes. These play a role in hunting and defense. When jellyfish come into contact in any way, nematocysts are released from stinging capsules.

For this reason, a burning sensation is felt when you contact them. They then have a toxic effect on the area they touch. In such a case, it is necessary not to scratch the area touched by the jellyfish, in case there are unexploded stinging cells.

Because when they explode, the effect of the poison increases even more. In addition, the contact area It must not be washed with fresh water to avoid new explosions. Instead, that area can be cleaned with hot sea water, as this will reduce the poison’s effect.

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