Biologist Trofimova gave advice on the treatment of jellyfish burns in the Maldives

The black dots on the skin after jellyfish bites that Russians vacationing in the Maldives received are burns from the animal's stinging cells. This was reported to the newspaper on January 23.Ru" Olga Trofimova, Associate Professor of the Department of General Biology and Bioecology at the State University of Education.

According to the biologist, the jellyfish bite site should be rinsed with seawater and ice applied. She stressed that most jellyfish do not pose a mortal danger to humans, with the exception of species such as the Portuguese ship.

"The main thing in such a situation is not to panic. Get out of the water immediately and rinse the bite site with seawater. Apply cold through the fabric," the expert added.

Trofimova also explained the mechanism of the burn — the stinging cells of the jellyfish shoot a thread with a poisonous enzyme that affects the skin and nervous system.

Earlier, on November 21, 2025, it was reported that a dangerous krestovichok jellyfish lives in the Russian Far East, which can cause severe burns even with a small size. Anatoly Tavrichesky, a member of the Russian Geographical Society, recommended that you be careful on a sea vacation, use a mask and glasses, and look around so as not to hurt the jellyfish.

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