the blue ringed octopus.beautiful but dangerous creature

--- English --- Of mushrooms and women it is said, the most beautiful are the most dangerous. That saying might as well go with octopuses, as blue ring octopuses are among the most beautiful and colourful octopus species. The Blue-ringed octopus, Hapalochlaena maculosa and Hapalochlaena maculosa, displays its blue rings as a warning when threatened. This is when it looks pretty but is the most lethal. Do not touch! They are not aggressive and tend to avoid confrontation by flattening the body and blending into its surroundings. When the threat is unavoidable, the Blue-ringed octopus ejects a neuromuscular venom that contains maculotoxin and tetrodotoxin which cause paralysis. This poison is fatal and more potent than any poison found in land animals. Human victims can be saved if artificial respiration begins quickly; however there is no known antidote and the only treatment is ongoing heart massage and artificial respiration until the poison dissapates (usually in 24 hours with no ill-effects). Symptoms include: nausea, vision loss and blindness, loss of senses, loss of motor skills, respiratory arrest. The venom causes an inhibition of muscles that are needed for conscious motions of the body including respiration and locomotion. Unconscious muscles such as the heart and the iris ring muscle are not influenced. That means, while respiration and movement are stopped, heart and brain keep on working - the bitten person dies of suffocation in plain conscience. However, the venom has a short time of effectiveness - when artificial respiration is applied, the person can fully recover. In total three casualties have been reported, of which two have been in Australia and one in Singapore. A Blue Ringed Octopus was not even known to be dangerous until 1954. It all started in Darwin when a young sailor started to head back to shore after going spear fishing with a friend. He placed the blue ringed octopus on his shoulder for a few minutes. He did not realise that he had been bitten. Shortly afterwards his mouth became dry and he found it difficult to breathe. This was followed by nausea and vomiting. He was immediately taken to the Darwin hospital. He stopped breathing, many resuscitation attempts were made, but all failed. After his death a tiny mark was found on his shoulder.

--- Català --- De bolets i dones és dit, que els més bonics són els més perillosos. Aquella dita també podria anar amb els pops, com els pops d'anells blaus que son l'espècie de pops més bonica i acolorida. El pop de Blue-ringed, maculosa Hapalochlaena i maculosa Hapalochlaena, exhibeixen el seus cercles blaus com a avís quan se senten amenaçats. és el moment que sembla mes bonic però és el més perillós. No el toqueu! No són agressius i tendeixen a evitar la confrontació allisant el cos i barrejant-se amb el seu entorn. Quan l'amenaça és inevitable, el pop de Blue-ringed expulsa un verí neuromuscular que conté maculotoxin i tetrodotoxin que provoquen paràlisi. Aquest verí és fatal i més potent que qualsevol altre verí trobat en animals de terra. Les víctimes humanes es poden salvar si la respiració artificial comença de pressa; tanmateix no hi ha cap antídot conegut i l'únic tractament és mantenir el massatge de cor i respiració artificial tot esperant a dissipar el verí (normalment en 24 hores sense efectes). Els símptomes inclouen: nàusea, pèrdua de visió i ceguesa, pèrdua de sentits, pèrdua d'habilitats de motors, detenció respiratori. El verí provoca una inhibició de músculs que es necessiten per als moviments conscients del cos incloent-hi respiració i locomoció. No s'influeixen músculs inconscients com el cor i el múscul d'anell d'iris. Allò significa que, mentre que s'aturen respiració i moviment, el cor i cervell continuïn treballant, la persona mossegada mor d'asfíxia amb la consciència clara. Tanmateix, el verí té un temps curt d'eficàcia, quan la respiració artificial s'aplica, la persona es pot plenament recuperar. En total tres víctimes s'han comunicat, del qual dos han estat a Austràlia i un a Singapur. Un Blau Ringed Octopus no era ni tan sols conegut per ser perillós fins a 1954. Tot començava a Darwin quan un mariner jove es dirigia de tornada a la costa després de pescar amb llances amb un amic, va posar un pop de anelles blaus a la seva espatlla durant uns quants minuts, no s'adonava que se l'havia mossegat, en breu la seva boca es torna seca i trobava difícil de respirar, això va seguir amb nàusees i vòmits, se'l portava immediatament a l'hospital de Darwin. Parava de respirar desprès de molts intents de reanimació, però tots fracassaven. Després de la seva mort una marca minúscula es trobava a la seva espatlla.
search:
en.wikipedia.Blue ringed octopus
*this video contains scenes from:
-World´s deadliest animals ( National Geographic )http://www.ngcwild.com
-encountering sea monsters ( PBS. )
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episod...

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• pulpo
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• ringed
• blue
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• azul
• anelles
• anillos
• Hapalochlaena
• maculosa

[TryToGetMeLost]

My comment is only for those who have stated they have or want one of these amazing little creatures. If you claim you have one, pick it up, wear it as a hat. If you claim you want one, go step infront of a bus. Just because something is fasinating, pretty, or uncommon, does not entitle you to have it. Learn to respect nature, and yourself a bit more. Sad that people feel the need to boost their ego by possessing things that don't belong outside of the natural environment they are found in.

[OlderG0ds]

worst part about being bit by one is if nobody knew what happened they would just think you're dead while you're merely paralyzed and can't breathe but still aware of your surroundings..if that happened you'd get the honor of watching yourself be put in a body bag

[eliYanrees]

wow que bicho mas hermoso que he visto ja que increible la naturaleza

[madamebiLLy82281]

@madamebiLLy82281 when i say wild again i mean more like a lion or a tiger!

[madamebiLLy82281]

@TryToGetMeLost How do you think Dogs evolved to be pets? Wild cats in the outback are actually becoming wild again, a house cat has pink paws a tiger or lion have black ones. People who say they want one obviously aren't going to get one, they are god damn cute and if they weren't so dangerous i would try to get one myself. But because people say they want one doesn't mean they actually want one!

[scriptslayer]

@TryToGetMeLost Bravo

[Ybrain100]

O Polvo de anéis é um polvo do tamanho de uma bola de ping-pong, mas é muito perigoso devido ao seu veneno que é enjetado pelos anéis fosforecentes! Quando alguém chega mais perto para pegá-lo poderá acender seus anéis e liberar um veneno poderoso que pode matar um ser humano em questão de minutos! Não há um antídoto próprio e exclusivo para o veneno e levando o ser humano a morte! (Ô_Ô)

[MadeInOregon27]

@TryToGetMeLost

Very well said.

[MadeInOregon27]

Such a cool/deadly amazing creature. Thx for the vid =D I love these!

[Lavos2007]

@furtherbeyond pretty much all Octopus species are venomus, but like most Spiders, the venom of the vast majority of them isnt very effective on humans, however if your a crab or one of their other usual meals, you may aswell be paralyzed and eaten alive

[liphttam]

@TryToGetMeLost I want a wallaby.

[NOmeansnoFAN]

@jeweledmama2008 complete paralysis is never fun. Apparently, if the victim of this venom is given artificial respiration for 20+ min their body may metabolize the venom.