Blue-ringed octopus

A woman has been bitten multiple times by one of Australia's most infamous and deadly creatures—the blue-ringed octopus. The victim was swimming on ...

Eating the octopus can also lead to poisoning, with there being at least one case of someone having become ill after accidentally consuming a blue-ringed octopus in Taiwan. They are found in the shallows and on coral reefs across the Indian and Pacific oceans, ranging from Japan all the way south to Australia. It can lead to nausea, respiratory arrest, heart failure, severe and muscular paralysis, with death coming from the eventual paralysis of the diaphragm and subsequent asphyxiation. Luckily, both bites and deaths from these strange creatures are rare, as they usually avoid humans and will only bite if threatened or provoked. Their venom, [which contains tetrodotoxin](https://www.newsweek.com/florida-man-took-cocaine-ate-puffer-fish-liver-intensive-care-1443312), is produced by symbiotic bacteria in the octopus' salivary glands, and is said to be over 1,200 more toxic than cyanide. These rings are only brightly colored when the octopus feels threatened, using their

One woman has suffered multiple bites from a deadly blue-ringed octopus whilst out on a swim this afternoon (16 March). Please turn off

The institute also explained that the blue-ringed octopus has a 'nasty surprise' for anything - or anyone - who comes in contact with it. According to the Australian Institute of Marine Science, the size of a blue-ringed The woman was swimming in the sea when she unknowingly picked up a shell containing the deadly blue-ringed

The blue-ringed octopus may look tiny but its venom packs a punch, with tetrodotoxin being strong enough to kill 20 humans by paralysing the body and ...

But after posing for photos with the creature, she looked it up online to find it was a blue-ringed octopus. Last year, a tourist had a lucky escape after holding a mysterious sea creature for a photo - only to discover it was the blue-ringed octopus. [@Kaylinmarie21](https://www.tiktok.com/@kaylinmarie21/video/6942244706889764098) shared a video of her holding a small octopus - no bigger than the palm of her hand - with a brown body and dark circles as it crawled around and others splashed it with water during a trip to Bali. The only way someone can survive the gruelling condition is by being put on a ventilator to wait for the poison to leave the bloodstream. On paper, the venom is infamous for its lethality, but there have only been a handful of confirmed casualties. The woman, who is in her 30s, was nipped after the

Paramedics have rushed to a Sydney beach where a woman was bitten multiple times by a deadly blue-ringed octopus.

The blue-ringed octopus was discovered in the calm waters of Gunnamatta Bay, south of Cronulla Beach, with the man who found it sending out a warning. Just over a week ago, one of the dangerous creatures was spotted lurking in the shallows on a beach in Sydney’s south. Paramedics have rushed to a Sydney beach where a woman was bitten multiple times by a deadly blue-ringed octopus.

A 30-year-old woman was taken to hospital after being bitten twice on the stomach by a blue-ringed octopus in Sydney's lower north shore on Thursday.