![]() ![]() While antivenoms do exist, the venom is so potent that many human victims have been known to go into shock and drown or die of heart failure before reaching shore. Plus, those tendrils are lined with thousands of stinging cells known as nematocysts, which contain toxins that simultaneously attack the heart, nervous system, and skin cells. Their namesake cubic frames contain up to 15 tentacles that can grow up to 10 feet long. Often found floating-or very slowly moving at speeds close to five miles per hour-in Indo-Pacific waters, these transparent, nearly invisible invertebrates are considered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to be the most venomous marine animal in the world. ![]()
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