STUNG bY anemone?!?!?!

[richie1742]

does anyone know what it feels like getting stung by an anemone? i was just wondering out of curiosity

 

[blemmy_guy]

I got stung by some Fire coral one time in Cozumel and it hurt like -#$#--# But never by my anenomie. I really try to avoid it. The book says it may not even hurt or it could kill you if your allergic to it.. Take a chance!!! You only live once

Just kiddin there!! Todd

 

[soo high]

yea take a chance you only live once and try to keep us updated

 

[snailheave]

i was stung by a ritteri anemone, not once, but twice. my forearm was in contact with the tentacles for maybe one second at the most but my forearm started to itch immediately. when i took my arm out of the water red spots were visible and spreading. it wasn't a feeling of pain but it was itching to the point that you wanted to tear your own skin off.

 

[murph145]

i was stung by my LTA he had very sticky tentacles and very large.... i had to remove him one day from my tank and it took me a while to get him out and afterwards my hand and arm were tingly and kinda numb feelin nothin bad but it was kinda strange

 

[mbrands]

Originally Posted by snailheave
i was stung by a ritteri anemone, not once, but twice. my forearm was in contact with the tentacles for maybe one second at the most but my forearm started to itch immediately. when i took my arm out of the water red spots were visible and spreading. it wasn't a feeling of pain but it was itching to the point that you wanted to tear your own skin off.
I had a ritteri for a while and was never stung. I didn't intentionally make attempts to get stung, but my arm made contact with it any time I was reaching into the tank. I think it all depends on a person's allergic reaction (or in my case lack there of).

 

[buzzword]

I feed my RBTA by hand all the time and barely feel a prickle from it's tenticles. Maybe I'm just dumb! :hilarious

 

[oceanist]

^^

 

[richie1742]

i just got a flower pot coral, do they sting?

 

[blemmy_guy]

Pretty much anything in the Ocean Bites or Stings, some of us are affected more than others by the stings. But i think the bites are all about the same!

But ive handled my flower pot numerouse times and never had a problem but im always careful and handle it from the bottom. Not sure if thats right or not, but ive never been stung. Goodluck
Todd

 

[richie1742]

%bump%

 

[pfitz44]

:scared: :scared: :scared:
I think we have the record for worlds longest time between bumps!!!

 

[skiutah]

I got stung by a bee when I was 5.

 

[phoenixfla]

Let me go try and I can report what it feels like!
Ok, I am going now......................
.......................ok, I'm back. Just itches a little. Nothing to worry about. Wait a minute. What are those voices? Oh look at the cool colors!! Oh man, I'm covered with spiders!!!! AAAAAAHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[mr_bill]

While adding a hammer coral I got stung. Gave me a nice red welt on my thumb that felt kind of like a mild burn.

 

[meg&ran]

i took a Bristle Worm in to lfs that i picked out of my tank with my hand. (i took it To see if it really was a Bristle Worm. im NEW lol at saltwater lol.
But the guy told me i was crazzy to grab it. He told me they have a custumer that is going to doc. one more time to see if they can save the hand. They have tryed 2 times before but didnt fix the problem. MAN!!!! i didnt think that thang could do that.

 

[ophiura]

Anemones and corals and some relatives, have what are called "nematocysts" These are very handy weapons (both for defense and for catching food) that under magnification effectively look like tiny microscopic harpoons. This is why they feel "sticky". They have harpooned you, along with any toxin they might release. Often, you may react on your inner arm and not on your hands, which have thicker skin.

 

[huntoaks]

Just like Blemmy Guy, I too got stung by fire coral while diving in St. Marten. My whole arm, from hand to elbow, was burning and swolen. The pain was severe and intense. Lesson learned...stay away from fire coral!!
Ted

 

[promisetbg]

I have been stung more times by more than I'd like to admit.The strongest anemone sting I have experienced came from a carpet anemone.Red welts,swelling and pain.The worst sting I have felt hands down was from fire coral...between the knuckles on my right hand.It took two months for the pain to fully go away..and the first week it was excruciating.