Visiting Miyako-jima mid May – terrified of box Jellyfish should I be?

I'll be visiting Miyakojima this year from May 13-16. Hotel: Tokyu Miyako-jima

I was feeling comfortable booking, but then I found out about box jellyfishes being a problem in Okinawa. I know they're almost invisible and also that they're the most deadly jellyfish.

From my research I see that they're active May-Oct and very active June-July but all the sources were over 10 years old.

For anyone with experience, do you think I will have to worry about this every time I swim? I really want to snorkel as well because I know the sea life is really pretty around this area.

by bombaysweetermans

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