One of the deadliest poisons in the world, many friends have heard of the blue-ringed octopus, but do not know how poisonous it is.
Let's take a look at how scary the blue-ringed octopus really is. The blue-ringed octopus belongs to the octopus family, and the blue-ringed octopus genus is commonly known as the blue-ringed octopus, which is widely distributed in the Taiping Sea between Japan and Australia.
It is a small octopus, together with brachiopods, with a body length of no more than fifteen centimeters, and a yellowish-brown volume similar to the size of a golf ball. When in danger, the dark environment on the body and in the morning will emit dazzling blue light, issuing a warning signal. Don't look at the small size of the blue-ringed octopus, but he can kill people in minutes, and call it the most poisonous creature in the ocean with jellyfish.
The toxin of the blue-ringed octopus is a strong neurotoxin, and one octopus carries enough toxin to kill twenty-six adults at a time in a matter of minutes. What is even more frightening is that the level of human medicine has not yet been developed. The antidote to octopus toxin, if the person is seriously poisoned, you can only wait for death.
It is worth mentioning that although the blue-ringed octopus is very poisonous, this toxin is not secreted by itself, but is caused by virions parasitic in its salivary glands. The virions parasitize in the saliva of blue-ringed octopuses. When a blue-ringed octopus attacks, the virus enters the organism, causing poisoning.
Fortunately, the blue-ringed octopus is mild in nature and generally does not actively attack humans. When you see a blue-ringed octopus on the beach, you must avoid it and don't try to touch it.