KAPAMILYA star Anne Curtis of “Dyesebel” fame is lucky to be alive because the jellyfish that stung her in Batangas happens to be one of the most poisonous creatures on earth.

The box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) or sea wasp is normally found in northern Australia but this deadly critter also lurks in the waters of the Indo-Pacific region near Papau New Guinea, Vietnam and the Philippines.

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