(Live here) - Have you been stung in shallow water by something unidentified? Is the foot swollen and red? Does it hurt like a wasp sting? You may have been bitten by the venomous mustache.
In this article you will:
- Get to know this stinging fish. which disturbs the bathers and surfers in the Mediterranean Sea, especially in very shallow water (knee-high water) and hides in the foam of the waves.
- Watch a movie featuring a mustache band
- View photos of a venomous mustache
- Get a basic idea of how to avoid mustache bites
- Get basic information about first bite treatment
Poisonous fish on the beaches of Haifa - the poisonous moustache:
For several years now, in the months of May - August, we have been receiving a large number of reports of bites in the southern coastal area of Haifa, especially on the declared beach in the area between the Meridian Hotel and Nirvana Beach.
Most bites occur in the foam area of the waves at a depth of 20-60 cm. This is a depth where even small children swim.
Some cases ended with bites in several places at the same time. This happens when a person jumps into the water or falls from a surfboard into the school of poisonous fish.
It should be noted that the fish sometimes stay in the area of the foam of the waves, where they cannot be seen at all. The poisonous mustache fish also stay in murky places where there is a proliferation of algae.
The color of the fish is pink-purple and it is difficult to distinguish them.
About "The Venomous Mustache":
It is a small fish (about 12 cm long)
This species invaded the Red Sea through the Suez Canal and lives and thrives in the Mediterranean Sea in large flocks.
The fish bites in shallow water and there are reports of bites along the entire coast of Israel, especially in the spring and summer (bathing seasons).
The fishermen also call the poisonous mustache "Nasrallah fish".
These fish move in large schools that look like a dark cloud.
In this video you can see a band filmed in the Mediterranean Sea.
The sting of the venomous mustache
In most cases, the sting causes a point pain, similar in strength to a bee sting and sometimes the sting is comparable in strength to a wasp sting.
The pain usually passes after 20-40 minutes.
At the site of the bite, a localized swelling is formed, which sometimes develops into a blister with a diameter of about 10 mm.
Sometimes, the injury lasts for several hours of intense pain with significant swelling of the affected organ.
Some experts claim that in some cases the injury may also cause death, but we are not aware of any deaths in Israel.
How to treat the bite of the poisonous mustache
In most cases, no treatment is needed. The intense pain passes quite quickly and you can return to normal within half an hour.
In cases where the pain is unbearable and additional symptoms develop such as swelling, confusion, suffocation, etc., you should go to the nearby hospital.
The poison center in Haifa explained that the breakdown of the protein should be done by heating the place with hot water.
This is how you will recognize that you have been bitten by the venomous mustache
In most cases, the thorn is pulled out at the end of the bite and a slight swelling and surrounding redness develops, as described in the picture.
In some cases, a fragment of a thorn remains and it must be pulled out from the affected limb. The thorn is transparent, colorless and less than one millimeter thick.
In this photo I took on the south coast of Haifa, you see the hand of a pregnant woman who was bitten. In the center, the bite site is seen as a dark spot surrounded by a reddish swelling.
Here's how to be careful and protect your children from being bitten:
The poisonous whisker fish usually moves close to the sandy bottom. He does not move in the body of water and does not attack.
The bite occurs when stepping on or accidentally kicking the fish. usually in the foot.
When entering the water, walk in an area where the water is clear.
Look at what you are stepping on and try to avoid stepping in places where the water is cloudy or foamy.
Avoid treading where there is dark algae. The fish love to hide among the algae.
Pictures of the poisonous mustache
The poisonous mustache as photographed at Kiryat Haim beach on Sunday, October 17.10.2010, XNUMX by Nava
The poisonous mustache as photographed at Kiryat Haim beach on Sunday, October 17.10.2010, XNUMX by Nava
The poisonous mustache as photographed at Kiryat Haim beach on Sunday, October 17.10.2010, XNUMX by Nava
You should know that even when the fish is dead, the file is still poisonous. And a question: Should I wear rubber sandals? Will it help?
[quote="pendushko10":11vtddav]The time has come for the fish to take revenge on us for not putting on them. We need to finish and eliminate all the sewage and infections and then we will return to what was years ago.
Reminds me of the episode about the fish from the Simpsons with 3 eyes
Mr. Burns, the owner of the petrochemical plant, refuses to eat..
It's time for the fish to take revenge on us for not putting on them. We need to finish and eliminate all the sewage and infections and then we will return to what was years ago.
My partner was also stung by a fish last year and had a serious infection in his leg.
In case of a bite, you must treat it and not neglect it