Phuket's Box Jellyfish Beat-Up
Some Thai media outlets have recently reported (October, 2025) that several people holidaying on Phuket's eastern beaches of Patong and Kalim have been stung by venomous jellyfish, including we're told box jellyfish, and some victims were transfered to hospital. The facts are: a few were stung, one went to hospital and the jellyfish deemed responsible is the sea nettle or Chrysaora, not box jellyfish. For once, boxies are not the bad guys. The victims' burning, blistering rash-like stings are seriously painful and cannot be underestimated, but these media outlets putting a sensational clickbait trap over substance and facts, while no surprise, r ubbed salt into the wounds of nervous local tourism. Sea nettle jellyfish are widespread. There would be many people all around Thailand brushing up against these very stingy creatures every week, and unfortunately coming off extremely painfully the worse for wear. There are previous credible and substantiated...