Don't let the beauty or size of the blue-ringed octopus fool you. While it's quite stunning, with bright yellow skin ...

There may be around 10 different species of blue-ringed octopus, though only four have been given scientific names. The greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) is about 12 centimetres ...

There may be around 10 different species of blue-ringed octopus, though only four have been given scientific names. The greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) is about 12 centimetres ...

An Australian teenager had a lucky escape after being bitten by one of the world's most toxic animals, a blue-ringed octopus, after accidentally picking up the deadly cephalopod hiding in a shell.

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 ...

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 ...

(AAP Photo/ Mark Norman) Credit: MARK NORMAN/AAPIMAGE Paramedics are reminding people not to pick up the deadly blue-ringed octopus after a woman survived a rare bite in Sydney. The creature is ...

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 ...