Can octopus ink kill you

Answer 1

No -- the ink cannot. And in fact, squid ink (very close cousin of octopusses) -- is eaten as a sauce on pasta -- quite a delicacy! The Blue-ringed Octopus of Austrialia however is deadly poisonous. Its saliva contains tetradotoxin -- a truly nasty neurotoxin that blocks the sodium channel and makes you lose control of the muscles you need to breathe (that and 5-hydroytriptamine (5HT) being signature parts of the weird and very effective toxin cocktail that appears in molluscs). Note though -- it's not the ink -- it's the saliva, so they have to bite you to deliver it (it would seem). Most octopusses, however, aren't poisonous at all, and in fact are very intelligent. If you have the right qeuipment, they can even make good pets.

Answer 2

The ink an octopus squirts is mostly made up of melanin (which colors the ink) and mucus. The chemicals that make up an octopus's ink include L-DOPA, dopamine and tyrosinase (thought to numb, [url=http:/lighthouseuk.org/]church in maidstone[/url]irritate or deactivate moray eels' chemosensory system); also included are minute amounts of amino acids including aspartic acid, alanine, glutamic acid, taurine and lysine.

Answer 3

it is not poisonous and is only used to provide cover while scaping predators of the sea.

Answer 4

No they do not squirt ink but they are very similar. Who knows some day the Octopos might end up deforming its self and then end up being able to squirt ink which would be amazing.

Answer 5

NO !!!

Answer 6

Yes