Blue-ringed octopuses are undeniably stunning. When they are alarmed, these animals will show off the eponymous iridescent blue rings that cover their body and arms. But their adorably small size and ...

"Learn how to survive an encounter with the venomous blue-ringed octopus. How to Survive is a Webby Award-winning series ...

5 fun facts about octopuses Octopuses have a parrot-like beak, which is the only hard part of their body. The plural of octopus is "octopuses" or "octopi," according to Merriam-Webster.Some people ...

The person in the video likely had no idea that they were holding an incredibly dangerous creature, but the blue-ringed octopus carries with it an incredibly potent neurotoxin that can quickly ...

Blue-ringed octopus are famed for being one of the most venomous animals on the planet, and the symptoms from a bite are the stuff of nightmares. But how worried do you need to be?

The 43-year-old experienced four bouts of paralysis after being bitten by a tentacled animal at a popular Sydney beach.

Paramedics are reminding people not to touch the venomous blue ringed octopus after a woman was rescued from a bite of that octopus in Sydney recently. Groups of blue-ringed octopuses are known ...

Take this as a sign to stay away. The warning system of the blue-ringed octopus doesn’t seem to work on a lot of people, since many have taken too close a look, and been horribly bitten by its ...

You might be tempted to pick up the attractive but equally venomous blue-ringed octopus while giving the relatively harmless tarantula a wide berth. For the aye-aye, an intriguing lemur from ...

That's the reality for those unlucky enough to be bitten by a blue-ringed octopus. Initially its bite is painless. But quickly the fast-acting toxin goes to work, paralysing its target.

Blue-ringed octopuses are undeniably stunning. When they are alarmed, these animals will show off the eponymous iridescent blue rings that cover their body and arms. But their adorably small size and ...