A jelly fish recognizes if it touches another tentacle, prey or an enemy like a human being. Human skin releases a substance the receptors of the stinging cells reacts on. This information is being transported to the nematocyst that starts to shoot the rolled-up micro bullet. Like a highspeed-missile the harpoon penetrates the skin and the poison reaches the bloodstream.
After two years of extensive experimental laboratory and field testing in conjunction with the James Cook University School of Tropical Biology, an appropriate product emerged. The jelly fish does not recognize the surface of the suit as prey or human skin so the reaction as described above does not happen. The all-round protection from burns and hurts by the poison of jelly fish is guaranteed.
This stinger suit against stings, hurts and burns through jelly fish is now available in Europe.
For further information and the possibility to order, please click here:
www.stingersuits.eu
This suit has been tested on the following jellyfish:
Chironex fleckeri
(the large box jellyfish common in the waters around Cairns and Port Douglas). Tested on both juvenile and adult (20cm in size) medusae.
Chiropsalmus sp
(a species of box jellyfish common in the waters around Cairns and Port Douglas ). Tested on both juvenile and adult (10 cm in size) medusae.
Carukia barnesi
(the Irukandji jellyfish). Tested on juvenile and adult (2cm in size) medusae
Carybdea GBR sp a
(a species of box jellyfish commonly found on the Great Barrier Reef at many of the off shore reefs, eg Osprey Reef). Tested on adults only (6 cm in size). this species is known to cause Irukandji syndrome
Carybdea East Timor sps A, B
(2 species of box jellyfish found in East Timor ). Tested on adults only (2cm & 4 cm).
Pelagia noctiluca
(mauve stinger/purple-striped jelly). Tested in Balearic Islands, Mediterranean Sea
