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In the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy, the blue-ringed octopus is the prominent symbol of the secret order of female bandits and smugglers, appearing in an aquarium tank, on silk robes, and as a tattoo on women in the order. [28] [2] The Adventure Zone featured a blue-ringed octopus in its "Petals to the Metal" series. [29]
The greater blue-ringed octopus, despite its vernacular name, is a small octopus whose size does not exceed 10 centimetres (3.9 in), arms included, with an average weight of 80 grams (2.8 oz). Its common name comes from the relatively large size of its blue rings (7 to 8 millimetres [0.28 to 0.31 in] in diameter), which are larger than those of ...
Octopus Cuvier, 1798 (99 species) Paroctopus Naef, 1923 (3 species) Pinnoctopus d'Orbigny, 1845 (2 species) Pteroctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (6 species) Robsonella Adam, 1938 (2 species) Scaeurgus Troschel, 1857 (5 species) Teretoctopus Robson, 1929 (2 species) Thaumoctopus Norman & Hochberg, 2005 (monotypic) Wunderpus Hochberg, Norman & Finn, 2006 ...
What makes this octopus famous is its venom. Saliva glands of the southern blue-ringed octopus produce the deadly neurotoxin, maculotoxin. [10] The neurotoxin, tetrodotoxin (TTX), is secreted in the posterior salivary gland, which is located in the intestinal blood system of the octopus. This may provide the toxin into its bloodstream.
A scuba diver noticed a venomous octopus using camouflage to blend in with its surroundings in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria.This footage, shot by Jules Casey, shows a blue-ringed octopus slowly ...
Only the blue-ringed octopus could kill a human with one of its venomous bites. And here's a cool fact from Smithsonian Magazine, "To survive in the deep ocean, octopuses’ blood is powered by a ...
Blue-lined octopuses are known to be nocturnal hunters, while other species in the genus such as the greater blue-ringed octopus (H. Lunulata) is known to be diurnal hunter. Prey for blue-lined octopuses mostly consists of crustaceans and stomatopods, however in captivity they have been recorded to eat live fish, suggesting they do in the wild ...
Then there are the deadly sea creatures, like the box jellyfish, the blue-ringed octopus, and the cone snail. And finally, the most obvious example of Australian animal life—the iconic kangaroo.