[Coral-List] sea wasps
John McManus
jmcmanus at rsmas.miami.edu
Tue Jul 17 14:44:36 EDT 2007
Eugene Kaplan's 1982 Peterson Field Guide "Coral Reefs: Caribbean and
Florida" mentions that although the sea wasps in the Caribbean are generally
less virulent than their Indo-Pacific relatives, they compound problems by
travelling in schools -- thus exposing people to stings from multiple
animals. He also indicates that they often tend to stay in deeper waters
during the day, rising to shallow waters at night.
Cheers!
John
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[mailto:coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of megan berkle
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 9:11 AM
To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: [Coral-List] sea wasps
Dear coral-listers:
I am working in San Salvador Island, Bahamas for the summer. I was
night snorkelling on dump reef situated in Graham's harbor (north part
of the island). I was waiting for the soft corals to spawn until I
noticed a swarm of what appeared to be sea wasps. I thought this
might be an isolated instance. However, while diving in Rice Bay
(north part of the island) I realized the entire bottom of the bay was
covered with 100's of sea wasps. They seem to be concentrated in
shallow water (~10 feet) right above the sandy areas. Does anyone
know if these sea wasps are often seen in large numbers in Bahamian
waters? Are they as toxic as those found in the Indo-Pacific?
Megan Berkle
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References
1. http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2749??PS=47575
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