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A Craving For Chironex? Box Jellyfish Is On The Menu!

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  Hungry? Got a craving for something completely different? We are a serious bunch here on the blog. There's nothing funny about a box jellyfish sting, though as a creature they are fascinating, not sure about tasty, but certainly amazing.  Our post describing the curious nature and habits of them does take a light-hearted look, and OK yes, we do sometimes lose ourselves in a somewhat over-inflated sense of humour to make a point or two.  Here are a few examples: What Is A Box Jellyfish? Big Dream Boatman Research In Hawaii However, what follows is absurd. Can we say from the outset, kids, adults, everyone, please, DO NOT TRY THIS, EVER! We are only linking to these insane YouTube videos to boggle the mind and highlight what is clearly a bad idea. Having said that, perhaps, just perhaps, they are onto something. Some species of jellyfish are indeed edible. We've never tried it so cannot judge on taste, texture, after-effects, etc. But, particularly in some parts of Asia, jellyf