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SEATTLE, WA - OCTOBER 5: Wide receiver Doug Baldwin #89 of the Seattle Seahawks runs on to the field during player introduction before a football game against the Detroit Lions at CenturyLink Field on October 5, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks won the game 13-10. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

CHARLOTTE, NC - JANUARY 17: Doug Baldwin #89 of the Seattle Seahawks reacts during the NFC Divisional Playoff Game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on January 17, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS, LA - OCTOBER 30: Doug Baldwin #89 of the Seattle Seahawks reacts after losing to the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on October 30, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Newdeveloping into a new polyp. Strobilation of the polyp may occur with ephyrae being formed which separate from the mother polyp. Sexual reproduction can also occur with eggs being liberated into the sea by the adult medusa. When fertilised, these develop into a free-living planula, then to a scyphistoma, to a strobila, and lastly to a free-living young medusa.

Venom
S. malayensis is believed to be a venomous species of jellyfish with reports stating that it causes injury to humans. One report from the Persian Gulf near Kuwait stated that it caused severe stings with necrosis of the skin. Other reports describe it as causing "peripheral vasospasm" and "peripheral tissue necrosis", and some describe it as being moderately to severely potent. The venom has been little studied. First aid treatment