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Jellyfish Stinging in Microscopic Slow Motion


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Alexandra Bruce
October 21, 2014

Dr. Jamie Seymour at James Cook University is trying to figure out why the Box Jellyfish is the most venomous animal in the world and he’s searching for a cure. A study of its cardio-attacking mechanism may help us learn how to help doctors understand the heart better.

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Music is “Narwhal” and “Bottles” by A Shell In The Pit.
Download them here:
http://ashellinthepit.bandcamp.com/track/narwhal
http://ashellinthepit.bandcamp.com/track/minke-bottles

Destin shot the tentacle with a Phantom MIRO LC320S made by Vision Research: http://www.visionresearch.com/Products/High-Speed-Cameras/Phantom-Miro-M320S/

Box Jellyfish footage by Richard Fitzpatrick at – http://www.biopixel.tv

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