The blue ring octopus is a small animal with a lethal secret. Though small, this poisonous creature carries a powerful toxin that can kill a human being within minutes. What is even more frightening ...

Octopuses have gotten a reputation for being cunning camouflagers and intelligent creatures. But some are known for a more ominous reason: They're deadly. One group — the blue-ringed octopus (genus ...

In June 2024 and for years, rumors have spread that a very small, beautiful octopus covered in blue rings has enough venom to kill 26 adults within minutes: The blue-ringed octopus, despite its small ...

Don't let the beauty or size of the blue-ringed octopus fool you. While it's quite stunning, with bright yellow skin patterned with small blue rings that intensify when it is threatened or under ...

An Exeter backpacker in Australia says he's "still freaked out" after filming his mates inadvertently playing with an octopus that can kill a bus load of adults with its toxic venom. Pinhoe man Ross ...

He filmed his antics on Facebook, joking that he had had an "interesting two day introduction to fishing". His fellow backpacker from Ireland can be seen dangling the octopus above his bare wrist.

A woman was bitten by the deadly blue-ringed octopus while swimming off a popular beach in Sydney. The woman, who is in her 30s, was nipped after the tiny creature fell out of a shell she picked up at ...

The alarming moment an oblivious tourist comes mere seconds from death by blue-ringed octopus bite has been captured on camera. The terrifying footage sees an unidentified holidaymaker holding a ...

BRIT backpackers risked their lives by letting a blue-ringed octopus – with enough venom to kill 26 people – touch their skin. Ross Saunders claimed he didn’t realise that he had caught the “dangerous ...