Don't let the beauty or size of the blue-ringed octopus fool you. While it's quite stunning, with bright yellow skin ...

An Australian teenager had a lucky escape after being bitten by one of the world's most toxic animals, a blue-ringed octopus, after accidentally picking up the deadly cephalopod hiding in a shell.

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There may be around 10 different species of blue-ringed octopus, though only four have been given scientific names. The greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) is about 12 centimetres ...

Take this as a sign to stay away. The warning system of the blue-ringed octopus doesn’t seem to work on a lot of people, since many have taken too close a look, and been horribly bitten by its ...

Paz Moreno was thankful to survive after being bitten by a venomous blue-ringed octopus, but the victim blaming that followed compounded her mental anguish. It's a phenomenon that other animal ...

That's the reality for those unlucky enough to be bitten by a blue-ringed octopus. Initially its bite is painless. But quickly the fast-acting toxin goes to work, paralysing its target.

Don't let the beauty or size of the blue-ringed octopus fool you. While it's quite stunning, with bright yellow skin patterned with small blue rings that intensify when it is threatened or under ...

There may be around 10 different species of blue-ringed octopus, though only four have been given scientific names. The greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) is about 12 centimetres ...