A beachgoer spotted a deadly blue-ringed octopus floating near the water’s edge at Gunnamatta Bay near Cronulla, in Sydney’s south, where dozens of people were swimming on a Sunday morning. The creature was in the netted area just meters away from a group of nippers, prompting the woman who spotted it to tell her husband.
Using a toy bucket brought by the children, they scooped the venomous creature out of the water and took photos before releasing it far away from swimmers. The incident was reported to a local Cronulla Facebook community group as a warning for others to be vigilant in the area.
Blue-ringed octopi are known to inhabit the waters along Sydney’s coast, but their presence still sends shivers up the spine of the locals. The woman who originally spotted the creature felt concerned about its proximity to where her kids were playing, saying it was a miracle they didn’t step on it. Blue-ringed octopuses are not known to be aggressive, but their venom is 1,000 times more potent than cyanide and is considered some of the strongest on Earth.
Their bites are painless and hard to spot, making them all the more dangerous since victims don’t usually know they’ve been poisoned until they feel the effects, which are often fatal.
The venomous nature of the blue-ringed octopus has made it a topic of interest. These creatures are not aggressive, but bites from them are extremely dangerous to humans.
The blue-ringed octopus bites by injecting its venom through a bite, and the venom is held in the salivary glands and the mouth of the octopus, which is located on the underneath side in the middle of the body. Most bites cause minimal pain for the first 5-10 minutes, but then they begin to throb and may become numb.
The bite could cause excessive bleeding, nausea, vomiting, changes in vision, and difficulty swallowing. After 10 minutes, the victim may have difficulty breathing, become paralyzed, and require artificial ventilation until they can be transported to a hospital. There is no anti-venom available for blue-ringed octopus bites.
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