The blue-ringed octopus is the only octopus to have a lethal toxin that can kill humans. Read here to learn about potential ...

The Blue-lined Octopus is a species of octopus famous for its highly toxic tetrodotoxin, and inhabits the shallow waters and coral reefs of the Western Pacific Ocean from the Ogasawara Islands and the ...

A deadly blue-ringed has been spotted in a densely-populated section of the Parramatta River in Sydney's inner west for the first time since the 1960s. The golf ball-sized creature was found at Callan ...

The tiny octopuses are found in Australia’s and Japan’s coastal waters, where they take cover in coral reefs and tide pools. The octopus employs venomous bites to paralyse prey, which it feeds on in ...

Blue-ringed octopus found at Callan Park in Sydney Animal is one of world's most deadly sea creatures READ MORE: Dad paralysed after octopus bite at Balmoral Beach A deadly blue-ringed has been ...

A 43-year-old man experienced four bouts of paralysis after a near-death encounter with a deadly sea creature on a popular beach in Sydney’s north. Jaun-Paul “JP” Kalman, 43, was swimming at Balmoral ...

A Geelong mother has issued a warning after her eight-year-old spotted one of the world’s deadliest creatures swimming among children at a tourist hotspot on New Year’s Day. Off-duty paramedic Bek ...

Off-duty paramedic Bek Groten’s evening stroll along the Geelong foreshore on New Year’s Day was interrupted when her son alerted her to the lethal animal. “The tide was out so he was just running ...

Jaun-Paul “JP” Kalman, 43, was swimming at Balmoral Beach about 1pm on February 5 when he found a blue-ringed octopus stuck to his hand. “Its little blue spots were pulsating incredibly blue, which ...

The 43-year-old experienced four bouts of paralysis after being bitten by a tentacled animal at a popular Sydney beach. Jaun-Paul “JP” Kalman, 43, was swimming at Balmoral Beach about 1pm on February ...

A fisherman got the surprise of his life when he spotted a blue-ringed octopus clinging to rocks in the city’s north. Richard Blyth was fishing by the North Shore pier this week when he noticed the ...