within a matter of minutes

But some box jellyfish stings can kill you within a matter of minutes.

a human

A sting from a box jellyfish, the most venomous animal on Earth, can kill a human in two minutes.

in two minutes

A sting from a box jellyfish, the most venomous animal on Earth, can kill a human in two minutes.

death

A sting from a box jellyfish or other venomous types of jellyfish can cause death in minutes.

acute muscular pain, violent vomiting, feelings of "impending doom", hair that stands on end, strokes, heart failure and death within minutes

Stings from these box jellyfish — which can be smaller than a fingernail — can cause acute muscular pain, violent vomiting, feelings of "impending doom", hair that stands on end, strokes, heart failure and death within minutes.

to cardiovascular collapse and death

A box jellyfish sting can lead to cardiovascular collapse and death within minutes, making minutes the most venomous creature on Earth.

between 20 and 40 people

In the Philippines each year, between 20 and 40 people die from box jellyfish stings.

to excruciating pain lasting days, tissue death and scarring at the site of the sting with significant exposure, death within minutes

Box jellyfish stings lead to excruciating pain lasting days, tissue death and scarring at the site of the sting, and with significant exposure, death within minutes.

a range of horrible symptoms including cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, muscular cramps, delirium, convulsions, and even death

Like most box jellyfish, a sting from the Chiropsalmus quadrigatus can cause a range of horrible symptoms including cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, muscular cramps, delirium, convulsions, and even death — once even death's venom enters the bloodstream, even death can paralyze the heart within 30 seconds.

in serious systemic responses, including death

scars was also known that box jellyfish stings can result in serious systemic responses, including death.

more than two dozen people

No official death tallies exist, but the U.S. National Science Foundation estimates that, in just the Philippines, more than two dozen people die annually from box jellyfish stings; anecdotal evidence puts the global number at more than 100.

to death

While some kill within minutes, other box jellyfish stings can lead to death in four to 18 hours.

their toxins that can cause paralysis

The danger of the clinging jellyfish's sting is their toxins that can cause paralysis.

violent vomitingfeelings of 'impending doom'

Stings from these box jellyfish can cause acute muscular pain, violent vomiting, feelings of 'impending doom', hair that stands on end, strokes, heart failure and death within minutes.

anything , from mild discomfort to severe pain and in rare cases

Depending upon the species, a jellyfish sting can cause anything from mild discomfort to severe pain and in rare cases, like the box jellies of Australia, even death.

death which doesn’t give you much time to think about your situation

A sting from a box jellyfish can cause death in two to five minutes, which doesn’t give you much time to think about your situation.