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# Blue-Ringed Octopus - Is It Dangerous? | Mind of Animals

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# Blue-Ringed Octopus

Hapalochlaena lunulata

Venomoussea

5 Deadly danger 5 out of 5

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Added to Mind of Animals by **Haley**

## What you should know

The blue-ringed octopus is a tiny sea creature about the size of a golf ball that lives in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. When it feels scared, bright glowing blue rings flash across its body as a warning. Never touch one, because its bite carries a powerful venom and there is no antidote.

## Whoa

One blue-ringed octopus carries enough venom to kill 26 adult humans, yet the whole animal fits in the palm of your hand.

## Staying safe around it

This one is venomous, which means it can put venom into you with a bite or a sting. Never touch it, and never try to move it yourself.

**Always ask a grown-up before you touch any animal or plant.** If something bites or stings you, tell an adult right away.

Source: [Smithsonian Ocean](https://ocean.si.edu)

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