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01-13-2005, 02:25 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ossining, NY.
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|  Zoanthid sting!
Has anyone ever been stung by a patch of zoanthids?
One night I was moving a piece of live rock which is almost covered with green zoo's and grabed the rock with my bare hands and about an our later i started feeling very strange like i was here but not here, hard to explain. I did not feel any sting just a little numb tingleing in the fingers i had grabed the rock with.
I felt confused and sick. I jumped in the shower to try to get rid of the feeling but when i got out of the shower i did not even remember getting in there in the first place. The feeling went away in about an hour but i was about to call 911. Is there a post on dangerous
organisims here and if not i think that it would be a good Idea to post a dangerous criter fourm.
I have been involved in marine aquria since 1985 and had never had anything happen to me like that before.
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01-13-2005, 02:29 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ossining, NY.
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| Re: Zoanthid sting!
Sorry, here is the pic of the zoo's | |
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01-13-2005, 04:10 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Diego, CA,California Age: 53
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| Re: Zoanthid sting!
I have had a similar but less traumatic incident from touching a zoo and I could feel a little stinging twinge and then somewhat later a burning on my lips which I had touched and then a feeling of disorientation and slight dizziness.
Probably the only reason I noticed the disorientation is that I have been hospitalized for ammonia poisoning before, which is the same disorienting feeling on a huge scale...to the point where you don't know your own name, where you are, your telephone number or what day it is. 
I have read that some people are allergic to the toxins in zooanthids..so do be careful and don't touch your eyes or lips. * 
I second the motion on a forum for just that topic. I know there are organizations you can get more info from about plant and animal toxicity. I'll have to do a little research on the web site or emergency telephone numbers. I always had that info with me when I was in the interior landscaping industry because kids eat the wierdest things.
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01-13-2005, 05:57 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: Zoanthid sting!
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01-13-2005, 05:57 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: Zoanthid sting!
Perhaps we should get some databases with info put together at some point | |
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