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 — ...

A blue-ringed octopus is one of the most dangerous animals in the ocean. Its bite can be fatal to humans. However, very few people have died from a blue-ringed octopus bite.

Picture an octopus that could be deadly to humans. You’re probably thinking of a large creature, and not one that is the size of your palm. But indeed, that’s the blue-ringed octopus, one of several ...

An Australian teenager had a lucky escape after being bitten by an extremely toxic blue-ringed octopus. A toddler also came close to touching the deadly cephalopod.

The Southern blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) is found up to 50 metres deep along Australia's southern coastline, including around Tasmania. It reaches about 22 centimetres long and its ...

When the octopus fell out of the shell, it bit the woman twice in the stomach, the EMS company said. "A blue-ringed octopus bite is a rare call for us, but they are extremely venomous," NSW ...

Blue-ringed octopuses carry enough venom to kill 26 adult humans within minutes. NEWS.com.au He said the octopus started off at a green seaweed color but quickly began to show its blue rings.

There have only been three confirmed deaths from blue-ringed octopus bites—two in Australia and one in Singapore—however, some argue that this number is as high as 11. Read more ...

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, ...

And in March 2021, a woman was heavily criticized online after sharing a video of herself holding a blue-ringed octopus in Bali, although she did not know it was highly toxic at the time and ...

There are four species of blue-ringed octopus and each one contains tetrodotoxin, which is one of the most deadly toxins in the world. (Image credit: Khaichuin Sim via Getty Images) ...