Agua mala

noun - Agua mala [Spanish] is a free-swimming marine creature that floats with the winds and currents with a nearly transparent body and long tentacles with stinging cells.

Usage

The swimmer swam right into a brood of jellyfish off of the coast and was stung on his arms and face.

Synonyms

Marine stinger, Box jellyfish, Portuguese man o war, sea wasp, Jellyfish, moon jellyfish

External links

• Jaime Lomelin, Arturo Huante Complete The Los Cabos Open Water Aquarium
• Suggestions For Marine Sting Pain Index
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• I Got Stung
• Doug McConnell Digs Deep vs. A Zillion Little Barbs
• Open Water Swimming
• Marathon Swimming
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Venomous Creatures of the Seas
• Box Jellyfish
• Open Water Swimming website
• Marine Marks And Memories Among Open Water Swimmers