A 10 year old Australian girl has survived a sting from a box jellyfish - the world's most poisonous type.

As the article explains, the box jellyfish can grow up to 30cm wide with tentacles that stretch up to 2 meters long. 10 year old Rachael Shardlow came into contact with the tentacles of the venomous creature while swimming in an estuary in Queensland, Australia.

A quote from venom biologist Dr. Jamie Seymore; "When I first saw the pictures of the injuries I just went, 'you know to be honest, this kid should not be alive'. Usually when you see people who have been stung by box jellyfish with that number of the tentacle contacts on their body, it's in a morgue."

Follow the article for a shocking picture of the resulting wounds.

Tags: jellyfish, sting, box jellyfish, australia, Jamie Seymour, guardian science,

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