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donuts4evry1 · 2 years ago

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Going through a jellyfish hyperfixation for so long, I must say.... I don’t think there’s a universal “antidote”/treatment for all jellyfish stings (like there isn’t one antidote for a snake bite)

Most sources will say to pour vinegar over stings, or salt water. Vinegar works best on box jellyfish and Man whores by inhibiting nematocyst discharge, but it could also make already discharged nematocysts release more venom. For some scyphozoan species, vinegar could also make things worse.

In the case of the Cyanea nozakii, pouring salt water over stings could actually make stings more painful.

sigh.

I am no expert on jellyfish stings, but it might be best to research the jellyfish that inhabit your area and the treatments that work for their stings.

#this is prolly a consequence of only going on wikipedia #but also like???#this is kinda confusing.#i guess people all over have remedies for jellies so #sigh ;w;#ironically despite the jellyfish hyperfixation i know next to nothing about sting treatments #...#oh well #i'll get it one day #one universal rule of thumb i think is that. PEE DOES NOT WORK #ANYONE WHO TELLS ME OTHERWISE IS GETTIN A BIG FAT STING TO THE FACE SHHHRHFSJDSDBJFJ #mun rambles #jellyfish #this might have some inaccuracies so if i made a mistake lmk hehe

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