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Purple jellyfish/ What to do and what not to do if you get stung

2025-07-20 17:43:00, Shëndeti CNA

Purple jellyfish have already been spotted on several beaches in the country, causing concern among holidaymakers. According to experts, they have appeared in the Pagasetic and northern Euboean seas.

What is a purple jellyfish?

The purple jellyfish is a jellyfish of the family Pelagia and the only currently known species in its genus. It can be described as a marine organism with the ability to glow in the dark (bioluminescence). It is found worldwide in tropical and warm temperate seas, although records from the North Atlantic region, which includes the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, are suspected to represent a closely related but currently unidentified species.

Purple jellyfish/ What to do and what not to do if you get stung

How dangerous is a sting from a purple jellyfish?

A fairly small and colorful species, both its tentacles and bell (unusual in jellyfish) are covered in spines. Stings are common, painful, and symptoms can persist for a long time, but are generally not dangerous. Swarms of the species Pelagia noctiluca have been recorded wiping out entire fish farms. Because of this, it has become one of the most studied species.

Purple jellyfish/ What to do and what not to do if you get stung

If you get stung by a purple jellyfish

-Remove any tentacles that are attached to your body. But not with your bare hands, because this will cause the tentacles to stick to your hands and transfer the irritation there.

-Rinse the bite area with plenty of seawater. If there is no better way, fill a fist with sand and rub the part of your body where the stinger's tentacles are attached. Do not use fresh water, as it may activate the stingers that are still in the skin.

-Apply ice or cold compresses to the bite site. This limits local skin reactions.

-Apply a cortisone cream to the affected area. It limits the local inflammatory reaction and quickly relieves the stinging and itching.

Finally, if the symptoms are severe and especially if they do not disappear after applying local measures, a cortisone injection may be necessary. In this case, you should definitely go to the hospital or visit a Health Center. /CNA