Talk:Chironex fleckeri/Archive 1

Archive 1

Contradiction

This article appears to contradict itself. It first claims that Chironex fleckeri in not a "true" jellyfish, but refers to it as such throughout the article. Iepeulas 22:16, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Thats a type of jellyfish. There are True Jellyfish, as opposed to Box Jellyfish such as the Chironex fleckeri. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.112.246.34 (talk) 04:42, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Speculation

At the end of the article, an author states, "Estimates vary, but it is thought that Chironex fleckeri has killed about one hundred people in Australia over the past one hundred years, making it possibly the most dangerous species of jellyfish in the world."

In fact at least one more deadly jellyfish exists, Irakanji. Iepeulas 22:16, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

It's Irukandji and yes it might be more deadlier but it doesn't have such a death toll.

"more deadlier"? Far, far more painful, but not "more deadlier." A researcher stung by the Irukandji said he'd have rather been stung by the Chironex fleckeri because he would have died instead of being in that much pain. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.224.232.70 (talk) 05:02, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Contradiction

The english page says that the box jellyfish has 4 groups of 6 eyes, thus 24 total eyes. The article also says that scientists aren't sure how well it can see. The German page also says that the box jellyfish has 24 eyes, but 16 can distinguish light and dark and 8 lenses that see very clearly. The scientific name for both animals is the same but I don't know whose research is correct. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kielbabe (talk • contribs) 11:37, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Unclear Wording

On a note related to the contradiction above, the English version says "four eye-clusters with twenty-four eyes" - it is unclear from the construction of the sentence if that means four clusters with 6 eyes each (totalling 24), or four clusters of 24 eyes each. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.171.16.7 (talk) 04:02, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

most deadly animal?

"100 deaths are believed to have been caused by the sting in the past 100 years"

"possibly the most dangerous animal, in the entire world"

One death per year sure doesn't sound very dangerous. —Ryan (talk) 19:31, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

"Almost 67 to 100 deaths"

Sorry to be crude, but what the hell is that supposed to mean? PenguinJockey (talk) 21:37, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Not actually jellyfish

As far as I know, box jellies aren't jellyfish, although they are closely related. Can anyone else with more qualifications than me confirm or deny this? -MaxWinsForever (talk) 01:47, 20 September 2009 (UTC)