Sure, jellyfish look pretty serene, but we all know the evils that come from a run-in with those tentacles. You鈥檝e probably heard the rumor that peeing on a jellyfish sting can make the pain go away, but does this icky old wives tale stand up to science? Special thanks to San Francisco's Aquarium of the Bay for letting us film their beautiful jellyfish. Find out more about them here:听
Nematocysts firing footage is courtesy of Ron Koss at the University of Alberta.听
Sources:
- 鈥淛ellyfish and Comb Jellies鈥� Smithsonian Institute (2014)听
- 鈥淭ake a look at a jellyfish sting in slow motion鈥� PBS (2014)听
- 鈥淲hat鈥檚 Behind That Jellyfish Sting?鈥� Smithsonian Magazine (2013)听
- 鈥淪hould We Stop Using Vinegar To Treat Box Jelly Stings? Not Yet鈥擵enom Experts Weigh In On Recent Study鈥� Discover (2014)听.
- 鈥淥ld Wives' Tale? Urine as Jellyfish Sting Remedy鈥� ABC News (2006)听
- 鈥淲hat You Need to Know About the Coming Jellyfish Apocalypse鈥� Mother Jones (2014)听
- Jellyfish Stings and Their Management: A Review
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