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Samui tourists given a warning: Watch out for jellyfish on the beaches


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Samui tourists given a warning: Watch out for jellyfish on the beaches

 

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A well known Thai environmentalist said on Facebook that for two days running Koh Samui in the south of Thailand has been inundated by Portuguese Man O' War or what is known as blue bottle jellyfish.

 

Professor Thon Thamrongnawasawat said on his personal FB page that these creatures can cause nasty stings. He advised that even just walking on the beach can result in a sting as the tentacles of the creature remain active after death.

 

He advised using floods of vinegar for up to 30 minutes to treat stings.

 

Sea water or fresh water should never be used to wash wounds.

 

Vinegar in Thai is "nam som sai chuu". The jellyfish are widely known as "maeng graphun khuat khiaw" - green bottle jellyfish.
 

Source: Daily News

 

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I've never seen one in Samui and I swim open water quite often.  The blue bottles are sometimes abundant on the Australian beaches. I've seen thousands washed on the sand after high tide. The sting is painful and unpleasant, can leave some scars for a while, but you won't die from it.

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So there you are with fxxxk all to do.. and you think to yourself I know what.. I'll go for a swim bit of excise, no one near me.... then wallop.. your well and truly fxxxked.   

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I been stung by those before,believe me you, it's painful

I won't be goin to the beach any time soon anyway

 

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Make your mind up, what colour is it !????

Portuguese Man O' War or what is known as blue bottle jellyfish.

The jellyfish are widely known as "maeng graphun khuat khiaw" - green bottle jellyfish.

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Some kind of "expert" he is........ giving out wrong advice!!!

 

He's giving out measures for box jellies.

 

If you are stung by a Bluebottle, this is standard practice.

 

Rinse the stung area well with seawater to remove any invisible stinging cells.

Place the stung area in hot water (at a temperature your can comfortably tolerate).

If the pain is unrelieved by the heat, or if hot water is not available, apply cold packs or wrapped ice.

 

Bluebottles are in fact groups of separate living organisms ... each one performing an individual task so they operate like one animal.

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