Friday, October 19, 2012
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Blue ring octopus
BLUE RING OCTOPUS . This tiny octopus is only 11/2 to 21/2 inches (4 to 6 centimeters) in diameter
§tThe blue-ringed octopus makes venom in its saliva. When
the blue-ringed octopus bites its victim, it leaves saliva on the wound. The
venom in the saliva causes the area around the wound to go numb. Soon, the
venom causes the octopus’s victim to stop breathing. The venom is so deadly
that it can kill even a human.
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