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The bite might be painless, but this octopus injects a neuromuscular paralyzing venom. The venom contains some maculotoxin, a poison more violent than any found on land animals. The nerve conduction is blocked and neuromuscular paralysis is followed by death. The victim might be saved if artificial respiration starts before marked cyanosis and hypotension develops. With a beak that can penetrate a wet-suit, they are one little cute creature to definitely look at BUT Don't touch. The blue-ringed octopus is the size of a Golf ball but its poison is powerful enough to kill an adult human in minutes. There's no known antidote. The only treatment is hours of heart massage and artificial respiration until the poison has worked its way out of your system.
SYMPTOMS
- Onset of nausea.
- Hazy Vision. (Within seconds you are blind.)
- Loss of sense of touch, speech and the ability to swallow.
- Within 3 minutes, paralysis sets in and your body goes into respiratory arrest.
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Is a baby blue ringed octopus poisonous?
yes the blue ringed octopus is harmful to human. its beak is powerful enough to penetrate diver's suit even!
Diagram food web of blue ring octopus?
The blue ring octopus eats crabs, invertebrates and wounded fish.
Predators of the blue ring octopus?
One of the predators of the blue ringed octopus is the moray eel.
How do blue ring octopus reproduce?
bye doing it with another octopus
How many legs does the blue ring octopus have?
octopus do not have teeth. they have beaks.
What is one type of octopus?
blue ring
How does a Blue Ring Octopus drink?
by its siphon
How do blue ring octopus swim?
The blue ring octopus puts its head first and its tentacles trail behind
What color is the blue ring octopus?
The blue ringed octopus has yellowish skin with blue and black rings all over its body
What does the Moray eel eat?
the blue-ring octopus
What are the Australian species of octopus?
Blue ring octopuss
What does moray eel eats?
the blue-ring octopus
