2023年7月17日 · Bluebottle stings are prevalent because they gravitate towards shallower waters where people are more likely to swim. The bluebottle uses its tentacles to catch, sting, and kill its prey. The...

2020年1月7日 · A lot like a jellyfish, bluebottles have painful stings. Here’s what to know and do if this happens to you at the beach.

It has numerous microscopic venomous cnidocytes which deliver a painful sting powerful enough to kill fish, and even, in some cases, humans. Although it superficially resembles a jellyfish, the Portuguese man o' war is in fact a siphonophore.

Bluebottle jellyfish have stinging cells that contain a potent mix of phenols and proteins and can cause intense pain and redness upon contact with human skin. If you are stung by a Bluebottle, you can usually treat the symptoms by immersing or covering the affected area in hot water. Wrapped ice packs can also provide relief.

2019年2月1日 · Getting stung by a bluebottle is an Australian rite of passage, but conventional wisdom around treatment may have been - up until now - all wrong. Forget ice packs or vinegar, the most effective way to manage the pain is simple: hot water.

Portuguese man-of-wars are free-floating cnidarians with blue gas-filled bladders and long tentacles that drift on the surface of the ocean. Contact with a man-of-war’s tentacles can cause intense pain and other, systemic symptoms.

Bluebottle stings are one of the most common and most notorious swimming injuries that occur across Australia’s beaches. While they are indeed painful, thankfully treating them is a relatively straightforward process.

2020年2月1日 · Our urine can either be acidic or alkaline, and when the latter, could make the sting worse by stimulating more stinging cells to be released. Freshwater should also not be applied to the sting for the same reason. The correct protocol to treat a bluebottle sting is to find help and a place to rest.

A sting from a bluebottle causes an immediate sharp pain and acute inflammatory skin reaction, which has a linear appearance (Figure 1). The pain is worsened if the tentacles are moved or the area rubbed.