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 blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena) is a creature that belies its small size with an astonishingly lethal secret. Measuring no larger than approximately 2.5 inches in length, with arms spanning ...

In June 2024 and for years, rumors have spread that a very small, beautiful octopus covered in blue rings has enough venom to kill 26 adults within minutes: The blue-ringed octopus, despite its small ...

Octopuses have gotten a reputation for being cunning camouflagers and intelligent creatures. But some are known for a more ominous reason: They're deadly. One group — the blue-ringed octopus (genus ...

Don't let the beauty or size of the blue-ringed octopus fool you. While it's quite stunning, with bright yellow skin patterned with small blue rings that intensify when it is threatened or under ...

A video of a tourist handling a deadly blue-ringed octopus in Bali has gone viral, highlighting the dangers of interacting with unknown marine life. These small octopuses possess a potent neurotoxin ...

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 ...

Beachgoers are being urged to remember there are other critters that call our oceans home after a South Coast man was ...