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  2. Clear venomous creature — with 24 eyes — washes up ... - AOL

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    They’re especially dangerous to children, conservationists say.

  3. Jellyfish - Wikipedia

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    Their 24 eyes fit into four different morphological categories. [46] These categories consist of two large, morphologically different medial eyes (a lower and upper lensed eye) containing spherical lenses, a lateral pair of pigment slit eyes, and a lateral pair of pigment pit eyes. [ 43 ]

  4. Box jellyfish - Wikipedia

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    Each rhopalium also has two pit eyes on either side of the upper lens eye which likely act as mere light meters, and two slit eyes on either side of the lower lens eye which are likely used to detect vertical movement. [16] In total, the box jellyfish have six eyes on each of their four rhopalia, creating a total of 24 eyes.

  5. ‘Large’ sea creature with 240 tentacles discovered as new ...

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    The jellyfish has been found at depths of about 2,700 feet to 2,800 feet down, the study said. ... Cube-shaped creature with 24 eyes discovered hiding in pond in Hong Kong, study says. Show comments.

  6. Carybdea - Wikipedia

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    The jellyfish, C. xaymacana is known only to cause local irritation, [13] whereas C. marsupialis has toxins that can cause a burning sensation and local edema. [14] C. rastoni can be painful upon impact and result in linear and frequently four in number, ranging from 10 to 20 cm long. [ 15 ]

  7. Bizarre jellyfish-like creature discovered - AOL

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    Earlier this year, a team of researchers sent cameras down to the depths of the ocean. They likely didn't expect to see this creature swimming by. The Ocean Exploration Trust uploaded this video ...

  8. Medusozoa - Wikipedia

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    Cubozoa is a group commonly known as box jellyfish, that occur in tropical and warm temperate seas. They have cube-shaped, transparent medusae and are heavily-armed with venomous nematocysts. Cubozoans have planula larvae, which settle and develop into sessile polyps, which subsequently metamorphose into sexual medusae, [ 11 ] the oral end of ...

  9. Chiropsalmus quadrumanus - Wikipedia

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    Chiropsalmus quadrumanus is a cube-shaped, colourless, transparent jellyfish with a diameter of about 14 centimetres (5.5 in) and height a little less than this. The body is composed of a gelatinous material and the top edges are rounded while the top surface is flat.