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Between 17% and 56% of people stung develop venom-specific IgE. Many of them will experience pruritic lumps around areas where the ants stung, known as late-phase responses or cutaneous allergic reactions. [42] [48] [49] Pustule formation can only be prevented if the ants are removed before they have a chance to sting.
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 taxonomy of the Cyanea species is not fully agreed upon; some zoologists have suggested that all species within the genus should be treated as one. Two distinct taxa, however, occur together in at least the eastern North Atlantic, with the blue jellyfish (Cyanea lamarckii Péron & Lesueur, 1810) differing in color (blue, not red) and smaller size (10–20 cm [3 + 7 ⁄ 8 – 7 + 7 ⁄ 8 ...