Irukandji jellyfish are a small, extremely venomous species of box jellyfish, approximately two centimetres in diameter.
Three children have been airlifted to hospital after receiving suspected Irukandji jellyfish stings on K'gari .
One primary-school-aged girl was attended to by a rescue helicopter crew just after 10:30am on Tuesday near Wathumba beach, after receiving a sting on her chest.At 2:40pm, another primary-school-aged girl and one pre-school-aged girl were also flown to Hervey Bay Hospital from Wathumba beach with suspected stings.Irukandji jellyfish are extremely venomous, but only about two centimetres in diameter.
The Queensland Ambulance Service describes Irukandji jellyfish as a small, extremely venomous species of box jellyfish, approximately two centimetres in diameter.They are most often found in tropical waters in Australia from November to May, and their stings can cause severe pain, vomiting, and breathing difficulties.
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