I was researching octopi the weekend to, and also found that this one was poisonous. Sadly, most octopus (in general) only live a year or two before dying. And they are insane escape artists. Mark that down as another facinating sea animal my tank collection can't sustain.
May 19, 2008
Anonymous said...
My, it looks almost patriotic. And I have to ask: no antivenom available?
May 19, 2008
Anonymous said...
Wow...that is beautiful! It looks like something out of a children's book! wow.
hahaha i was think thats something ugly made from rubber
February 14, 2010
I can't call the Blue Ringed Octopus ugly, strictly speaking. But, it is a mollusk, and it is one of the most venomous creatures out there. To quote TutzTutz:
The painless bite from a Blue Ringed Octopus may seem innocuous, however the deadly neurotoxins in the animals saliva immediately begin working. Within a few minutes, a human will experience muscular weakness, numbness, followed by a cessation and breathing and ultimately death.
I believe this critter was featured in Michael Crichton's State of Fear.
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Close this window Jump to comment formWow! Octopusses eh... Octopi... euh Octopussies are so beautiful! I have a little (dead) one in a bottle and I adore it!
May 18, 2008
People say I have the heart of a little boy ...
Er, what I was saying, nice paisley octopopple.
May 19, 2008
Yeah, I loved that book!!
May 19, 2008
I was researching octopi the weekend to, and also found that this one was poisonous. Sadly, most octopus (in general) only live a year or two before dying. And they are insane escape artists. Mark that down as another facinating sea animal my tank collection can't sustain.
May 19, 2008
My, it looks almost patriotic. And I have to ask: no antivenom available?
May 19, 2008
Wow...that is beautiful! It looks like something out of a children's book! wow.
May 20, 2008
hahaha i was think thats something ugly made from rubber
February 14, 2010