By: Nick

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Blue Ringed Octopus

• By Nick

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• Did you know a Blue Ringed Octopus has enough
  poison to kill 26 humans in minutes?

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Physical Characteristics

• The blue ringed octopus is a colorful
  Cephalopod. It has brown, tan or yellow skin,
  though its rings arent always visible. Its rings
  which are blue are only visible when its about
  to attack. A Cephalopod has eight tentacles
  attached to its head and a sharp beak. The
  average blue ringed octopus weighs about 100
  grams and grows to about 20 centimeters long.
  Dont let its small size fool you--it is very
  venomous!

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Habitat

• The blue ringed octopus lives along the coast
  of Australia and Japan. It lives in under rocks
  or in coral pools. Preferably muddy areas. It
  also lives in discarded bottles or under rocks
  and places with lots of seaweed.

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Feeding

• The blue ringed octopus normally hunts at
  night. It likes to eat small crabs or crustaceans
  (like crayfish, hermit crabs, shrimp), and if it
  can catch them it will eat fish. It catches its
  by squirting venom into its prey.

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Symptoms of a Blue Ringed Octopus Bite

• Even though a blue ringed octopus bite doesnt
  hurt, remember to watch out for the blue ringed
  octopus, because if it bites you might die. Some
  symptoms are nausea, headache, sweating, foggy
  vision, you probably cant talk or swallow, later
  you will be blind, and in minutes you will be
  paralyzed.

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Interesting Facts

• Did you know a blue ringed octopus warns you
  before it bites? It is very deadly even though it
  is only the size of a golf ball. Its immune to
  its own poison. It also has 3 hearts. Its blood
  is blue- isnt that cool? I wouldnt want to be
  bit by a blue ringed octopus because there is no
  known antidote.

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• I learned a lot about the blue ringed octopus.
• It is deadly!
• I wont have to worry about being bitten in
  Mexico (since it only lives in Japan and
  Australia)!

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Sources

• Answer.com
• Carnivora.com
• Bigpond.com
• marinebio.org
• holidaycityflash.com
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