Box Jellyfish Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines & The Region

Gerry the Guide is stung by a small box jellyfish in the Philippines A VLOG by Matt thatnikonguy published on Youtube in August 2012 of island hopping during his Philippines trip shows a group walking through shallows where the tour guide Gerry is stung by a box jellyfish.

The Philippines has not to date been a focus of this blog though reference has been made to it's box jellyfish problem that scientific records show was first acknowledged over 100 years ago in the Subic Bay area. As if on some sort of cruel cue, a recent serious sting sadly signalled that record's centenary.

Phuketwan , Phuket's independent English-speaking online newspaper, reports today that "the Phuket Marine Biological Centre and Phuket Public Health have set up jellyfish awareness posters and sting treatment stations along Phuket's popular west coast beaches."

Lining up like guards on duty in their shiny new suits with first aid hats, these vinegar poles are being prepared for installation on Koh Kood.