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 ...

A teacher has recalled his "fascinating" encounter with a deadly blue-ringed octopus after noticing "a blubber-like creature" near the rocks on a remote Queensland island. Des Mellican, 50, has ...

An Australian teen nearly died when he was bitten by a poisonous blue-ringed octopus hiding in a shell he scooped out of the ocean to show his niece. Jacob Eggington, 18, ...

The greater blue-ringed octopus, native to waters in the Western Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, can ward off predators with an iridescent flash of the circular shapes on its skin. A research team led ...

A 13-year-old girl holidaying near Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast was bitten by a highly venomous blue-ringed octopus. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading ...