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On average, however, a worker stores very little venom (only about 0.5 μg at any given time). [12] Newborn workers contain little to no venom within their reservoirs, but workers that are only one day old can produce 1.17 μg/day. However, workers that are 17 days old only produce 0.3 μg/day.
Brown (1973) mentions a venom yield of up to 214 mg (dried) and LD 50 (toxicity) values of 0.04 mg/kg IV, 4.0 mg/kg IP and 9.2–10.0 mg/kg SC. [14] The venom contains at least four hemorrhagins Acutolysin A, B, C [15] and D. [16] According to the US Armed Forces Pest Management Board, the venom is a potent hemotoxin that is strongly ...
The largest recorded specimen was measured off the coast of Massachusetts in 1865 and had a bell with a diameter of 210 centimetres (7 feet) and tentacles around 36.6 m (120 ft) long. [2] Lion's mane jellyfish have been observed below 42°N latitude for some time in the larger bays of the East Coast of the United States .