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Blue-ringed octopuses carry a killer concoction called tetrodotoxin (TTX), a potent neurotoxin that can paralyze living things, including humans. Tetrodotoxin is most famously known from pufferfish — ...
What Are the Symptoms of a Blue-Ring Octopus Bite? TTX does the same to humans as it does to small crabs the blue-ringed octopus eats. It paralyzes you.
The small blue ring octopus is extremely venomous, with toxin 1,200 times more powerful than cyanide. Its bite can swiftly paralyze, potentially leading to death within 20 minutes. There is no ...
Cephalopods have colour-changing chromatophores on their skin, which allows them to camouflage themselves — but the blue-ringed octopus has a different trick up its tentacle.
This is why it is not recommended to shell-collect in areas where blue ring octopuses occur.” While it may be tempting to follow bright and shiny creatures, it’s best to just keep your ...