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Like most animals, the blue-ringed octopus will only attack if it feels threatened or is stepped on.Įach year several people are bitten, however, their bite is rarely lethal.
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During this time, the female doesn’t feed at all, and once the eggs hatch, she dies of starvation.īy way of comparaison, the Giant Pacific octopus has a lifespans of about 3–5 years in the wild.įact 5 : Only a few people are attacked each yearĮncounters with this reclusive creature are rare, but people have been bitten after handling accidentally stepping on a blue-ringed octopus. The female lays the eggs and incubates them under her arms for 6 months. During the reproductive process, both the male and the female die. These animals have a short life span of only about 2 years. Primarily feeding on small crustaceans during the night, the octopus will wait until the venom has spread throughout their prey’s body before consuming. The blue-ringed octopus is said to hold two types of venom in its saliva: the ability to kill their prey with one type of toxin, whilst the other is used as defense. With most other species they simply ignore each other but that isn’t the case here. They also will fight with other Octopus in the area to be able to keep their food and shelter to themselves. They aren’t as likely to run and hide as they normally would. They inject their venom by a relatively painless bite that produces two small puncture wounds.įact 2 : This is one of the most aggressive species of Octopus in the world Known as the only octopus that is poisonous to humans, most common blue-ringed octopi carry enough poison that can kill 26 adults, all within a few minutes. Fact 1 : They’re lethal enough to kill 26 adults