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.

We often hear people talking about venomous and poisonous animals, so you’d easily be forgiven for thinking that they mean ...

Blue-ringed octopuses carry a killer concoction called tetrodotoxin (TTX), a potent neurotoxin that can paralyze living ...

The blue-ringed octopus, a small marine creature found in the Indo-Pacific region, harbors enough venom to kill 26 adult humans within minutes. Its potent neurotoxin, tetrodotoxin, causes rapid ...

Visitors to a popular beach on Sydney's North Shore have been warned to watch out for blue-ringed octopuses after several bites were reported.

Standing out from the crowd seems like a risky move, but there are benefits. Aposematic signals tell potential predators it isn't worth the risk. The colors and patterns are usually the first warning.

'Blue Planet II' got footage of never-before recorded behaviour, when an octopus used shell debris to elude a shark.