Talk:Irukandji jellyfish
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[edit] Darwin Award?
As a bit of trivia, this animal is related to a Darwin Award "Honorable Mention" [1] claiming that Dr. Jack Barnes tested the stinging effects of the newly discovered jellyfish on himself and his son. While the account is shown as "confirmed," the date on the event is in 1966, the reference on this article has Dr. Barnes publishing in 1964, so something is inaccurate somewhere. — Eoghanacht talk 19:24, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
Any pictures of it?
[edit] LOLWTF?
This article is ranked seventh in the most viewed articles of August 2006. Is there some sort of mix-up here? Floaterfluss 01:15, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
And it's on there again, under 11th...XD 86.136.198.176 22:17, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
- Looking at the article, it looks like the Discovery channel mentioned it in one of their shows, so depending on when it aired, that might account for the high number of hits this article got. That, in addition to this being just another example of the briny horrors of the deep, small enough to hold in a hand and with venom enough to make you regret closing that hand. --HassourZain 16:15, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] About merging
I don't think we should merge it. Irukandji jellyfish are animals. The Irukandji syndrome is a result of the sting. However, although they are closely related, they are different things. Otherwise, I would merge the Irukandji syndrome into the jellyfish part.
--Heero Kirashami 04:31, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
