The blue-ringed octopus, a small marine creature found in the Indo-Pacific region, harbors enough venom to kill 26 adult humans within minutes. Its potent neurotoxin, tetrodotoxin, causes rapid ...

Blue-ringed octopus: Size. The blue-ringed octopus, as deadly as it is said to be, is actually very small. It will only grow ...

A blue-ringed octopus is one of several species of small octopuses that display small, bright blue rings on their body when they are alarmed. They live in tide pools and shallow reefs.

Blue-ringed octopi are some of the deadliest marine life in the ocean, though they rarely bite humans. There are several species of blue-ringed octopus, part of a genus known as Hapalochlaena ...

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 ...

The blue-ringed octopus appears grey or beige with light brown patches when it is at rest, but when agitated its 50 or 60 bright blue rings appear and pulsate with color, as a warning.

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 blue-ringed octopus is tiny and gorgeous — but, as we Australians know, those dainty blue iridescent rings are a warning sign. The octopus' venom is the deadliest in the world, ...

An unnamed woman was bitten twice by a blue-ringed octopus, which contains one of the most dangerous neurotoxins on the planet, but she escaped relatively unharmed. Skip to main content.

"A blue-ringed octopus bite is a rare call for us but they are extremely venomous," NSW (New South Wales) Ambulance inspector Christian Holmes said in a statement.

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, was swimming and looking ...

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) ...