Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Sea Wasp Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Cubozoa Order: Cubomedusae Family: Chirodropidae Genus: Chironex Species: fleckeri Binomial nomenclature Chironex fleckeri The Sea wasp jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) is among the deadliest creatures on earth. They can have up to 60 tentacles as long as 15 feet long each. A severe sting can cause death in minutes. They can swim up to 5 mph and they live near northern Australia. They are also found around the Philippines. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.