The blue ring octopus, though small, carries a lethal venom 1,200 times more toxic than cyanide, capable of paralyzing and ...

While unfortunate for the males, becoming a post-sex meal offers the females vital nutrients needed to sustain themselves and ...

Picture an octopus that could be deadly to humans. You’re probably thinking of a large creature, and not one that is the size of your palm. But indeed, that’s the blue-ringed octopus, one of several ...

Male blue-lined octopuses inject females with venom to paralyse them before mating and avoid being eaten after sex.

Jaun-Paul Kalman was rushed to hospital on February 5 after a blue-ringed octopus bit him on the thumb at Balmoral. “I could feel myself not breathing … I was thinking, oh God, is this the end?” ...