Interesting Blue ringed octopus facts
69The Blue ringed octopuses are very small in size but one of the most venomous marine organisms in the world. They are found in the Australian southern coast. There are at least 5 different species of Blue ringed octopuses are found in the ocean. A Blue ringed octopus is as small as a golf ball but contains enough toxin to kill 30 adult human.
In this Hub I will share some of the interesting facts about Blue ringed octopus.
Interesting blue ringed octopus facts
1) The Blue ringed octopuses is very small in size. It is only 5-7 inches long. You could easily fit into the palm of your hand. But never dare to do it.
2) A blue ringed octopus is a small organism but has enough toxin to kill 30 adult Human. There is no known antidote available. But artificial respiration could remove the toxin and save the life of the victim.
3) The toxin of a Blue ringed octopus is 10,000 times more toxic than Cyanide. The Toxin is produced by bacteria in the Salivary Glands of the Octopus.
4) During the Reproductive process both Male and female Octopus will die. The male dies soon after mating with the female Octopus. On average, a Blue ringed octopus lays 50-100 eggs. The female octopus protects the eggs for many months. During this period the female Blue ringed octopus does not eat anything and will die just after hatching the eggs.
5) When a Blue ringed octopus takes rest, the ring does not look blue. But when it provokes, the ring burst into bright blue color.
6) The Blue ringed Octopus takes rest during the day and goes for hunting at night.
7) The main diet of a Blue ringed octopus consists of small fish, crab, shrimp and other smaller marine creature.
8) Mostly Blue ringed octopuses are found in the southern cost of Australia.
9) A juvenile Blue ringed octopus is as small as pea.
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I found this information to be quite helpful to me as I often go to the beach with my dad and look through rock pools for shells.
P.s. I will tread with caution next time I'm at the beach
this is awsome
Glad finally someone said it is awesome :) Thanks for the comments
im confused????????????????????
thanks this is really going to help for my science test on an invertebrate which ive got the blue ringed octopus so thank you so much for helping i suggest others use this site it is very help im confused on one thing though othe sites say blue ring octopus are daytime hunters but here it says they are night hunters so which one is it really day time ot night time?? thanks again for the help of this site im so pleased i never thought i could find something so helpful thank you!!! :)
really very interesting.... amazing... thank you so much
Ummm well..im in skool and I have to si this project. I picked the Blue ringed Octopus...So thanks for theses facts
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i am doing a project on them, they are soooooo cool. thanks for the facts bro.
these are some cool facts.
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gail641 Level 6 Commenter 6 months ago
The colors are very vibrant! Very colorful, and the small octopus sure is deadly. I sure would not want to hold one in my hand! Great Hub! Fascinating facts that are educational and good for people to know.