Jamie Seymour is an Australian venom

Venom

Venom is the general term referring to any variety of toxins used by certain types of animals that inject it into their victims by the means of a bite or a sting...

 biologist

Biologist

A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...

. He is currently a professor

Professor

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 at James Cook University

James Cook University

James Cook University is a public university based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The university has two Australian campuses, located in Townsville and Cairns respectively, and an international campus in Singapore. JCU is the second oldest university in Queensland—proclaimed in 1970—and the...

 in Cairns

Cairns, Queensland

Cairns is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia, founded 1876. The city was named after William Wellington Cairns, then-current Governor of Queensland. It was formed to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but experienced a decline when an easier route was...

, Northern Queensland, Australia

Australia

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. As shown in the 2005 Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

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 documentary Killer Jellyfish, Jamie was stung by an Irukandji jellyfish

Irukandji jellyfish

Irukandji jellyfish are tiny and extremely venomous jellyfish that inhabit marine waters of Australia and which are able to fire their stingers into their victim, causing symptoms collectively known as Irukandji syndrome. Its size is roughly no larger than a cubic centimetre...

 and was hospitalised. Unlike some victims, he suffered for only about fifty hours.

Appearances on television

He has appeared, was interviewed, and was followed in a number of documentary

Documentary

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 television programs, such as the following:

• Explorer episode "Jellyfish Invasion" on the National Geographic Channel
  National Geographic Channel
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• Killer Jellyfish on the Discovery Channel
  Discovery Channel
  Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
  
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• MonsterQuest episode "Killer Jellyfish Invasion" on History.
• Jamie now has a series called "Aussie Strike Force" following his venom studies in and around Cairns, Australia. It is currently shown on the Nat Geo Wild channel.

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