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** There was a story (uncertain if it's true) that a teenager went into the ocean on a dare and got stung. Even after the ambulance arrived and he had been sedated, ''he was still screaming in agony''. |
** There was a story (uncertain if it's true) that a teenager went into the ocean on a dare and got stung. Even after the ambulance arrived and he had been sedated, ''he was still screaming in agony''. |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131013142558/http://irukandjijellyfish.com/irukandji-jellyfish-images/irukandji-jellyfish-200802.jpg Irukandji Jellyfish], which is about the size of the little finger''nail'' of an adult human, and has very few known deaths. It does, however, cause Irukandji Syndrome, which is [[Not Hyperbole|the most painful thing to ever happen. Ever.]] Also meant to be so fragile that you can't keep it in a tank; it'll die if it runs into the glass. |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131013142558/http://irukandjijellyfish.com/irukandji-jellyfish-images/irukandji-jellyfish-200802.jpg Irukandji Jellyfish], which is about the size of the little finger''nail'' of an adult human, and has very few known deaths. It does, however, cause Irukandji Syndrome, which is [[Not Hyperbole|the most painful thing to ever happen. Ever.]] Also meant to be so fragile that you can't keep it in a tank; it'll die if it runs into the glass. |
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* [[Everything's Even Worse with Sharks|Great White]] [http://snagwiremedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/great-white-shark-4.jpg Shark]: One of the biggest and most well-known sharks in the world, just waiting for you to go swimming at Bondi Beach. |
* [[Everything's Even Worse with Sharks|Great White]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100101060535/http://snagwiremedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/great-white-shark-4.jpg Shark]: One of the biggest and most well-known sharks in the world, just waiting for you to go swimming at Bondi Beach. |
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** [https://web.archive.org/web/20131220021730/http://akunidive.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/tigershark.jpg Tiger Shark]: Not quite as large or aggressive as the Great White but bad enough and waiting for you when you head north to get away from the Great Whites. [[Extreme Omnivore|Known for eating anything that moves]], [[Up to Eleven|and many things that don't]] |
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20131220021730/http://akunidive.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/tigershark.jpg Tiger Shark]: Not quite as large or aggressive as the Great White but bad enough and waiting for you when you head north to get away from the Great Whites. [[Extreme Omnivore|Known for eating anything that moves]], [[Up to Eleven|and many things that don't]] |
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** [https://web.archive.org/web/20120512101746/http://sharkattackphotos.com/Bull-shark_1.jpg Bull Shark]: Smaller than the Tiger Shark but even more aggressive than the Great White. Worse yet, you won't see them coming since they prefer the murky waters and are at home enough in fresh water enough to head up rivers. |
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20120512101746/http://sharkattackphotos.com/Bull-shark_1.jpg Bull Shark]: Smaller than the Tiger Shark but even more aggressive than the Great White. Worse yet, you won't see them coming since they prefer the murky waters and are at home enough in fresh water enough to head up rivers. |
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