Massive swarm of new box jellyfish species spotted off western Australia coast

NewsWorldAustralasiaMassive swarm of new box jellyfish species spotted off western Australia coastNearly 100 of these soft, white, and translucent creatures emerged from the waters 1,530km north of PerthArpan Rai Wednesday 22 April 2026 12:38 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962472","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-box-jellyfish-pilbara-coast-b2962472.html","title":"Massive swarm of new box jellyfish species spotted off western Australia coast"}}CloseRelated: 'Monster' jellyfish washes up on Merseyside beachOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Australasia","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}A swarm of a new variety of deadly box jellyfish was recently spott...