How Can You Relieve The Pain Of A Jellyfish Sting? - Earth Unplugged

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A jellyfish sting can be painful and in some cases lethal. Maddie Moate explains why this happens and how to ease the pain if you are stung. Subscribe to Earth Unplugged for more amazing animal videos - bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthUnplugged   *How Can You Remove The Pain Of A Jellyfish Sting? - Earth Unplugged* Jellyfish have tentacles used to catch prey and defend against predators. These tentacles are covered in special stinging cells called cnidocytes which inject poison. If a human is stung by a jellyfish it can be very painful. Many proposed remedies are know, including urinating on the sting, but what actually works? Maddie Moate explains all. Watch more videos from Earth Unplugged: Animals In Slow Motion And Stunning Time-lapse Photography bit.ly/EarthUnpluggedSlowMotio... Expeditions and Location Films bit.ly/EarthUnpluggedExpeditio... Big Questions With Maddie Moate bit.ly/BigQuestionsWithMaddieM... Wilderness Sessions bit.ly/WildernessSessionsFilms Check out the other two channels in the BBC Earth network: BBC Earth: bit.ly/BBCEarthYouTubeChannel BBC Earth Lab: bit.ly/BBCEarthLabYouTubeChannel   About BBC Earth Unplugged: We're Earth Unplugged and we make videos about the incredible natural world and the animals that live here - exclusively for YouTube. We investigate the conundrums, quirks and beautiful science of our amazing planet, delving into the BBC documentary and natural history vaults and mixing it up with our own stuff to take a brand new look at the animals and wildlife of planet Earth. From animal behaviour in slow motion, educational videos, expedition films and beyond we’ve got you covered. Our planet is mind-blowing. Join us as we explore what it has to offer. Subscribe for more: bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthUnplugged   You can also also find the BBC Earth community on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Want to share your views with the team behind BBC Earth and win prizes? Join our fan panel here: tinyurl.com/YouTube-BBCEarth-... This is a channel from BBC Worldwide who help fund new BBC programmes. This is a channel from BBC Worldwide who help fund new BBC programmes.

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