An Australian teenager had a lucky escape after being bitten by one of the world's most toxic animals, a blue-ringed octopus, after accidentally picking up the deadly cephalopod hiding in a shell. But ...

Octopuses have gotten a reputation for being cunning camouflagers and intelligent creatures. But some are known for a more ominous reason: They're deadly. One group — the blue-ringed octopus (genus ...

In June 2024 and for years, rumors have spread that a very small, beautiful octopus covered in blue rings has enough venom to kill 26 adults within minutes: The neurotoxin causes progressive paralysis ...

A woman has been bitten multiple times by one of Australia's most infamous and deadly creatures—the blue-ringed octopus. The victim was swimming on Chinamans Beach in Sydney's Lower North Shore when ...

A relaxing stroll along Sydney Harbour could have turned deadly for one man and his dog after a brush with one of Australia’s most venomous sea creatures. Jesse Donnison and his dog Otto were walking ...

A Geelong mother has issued a warning after her eight-year-old spotted one of the world’s deadliest creatures swimming among children at a tourist hotspot on New Year’s Day. Off-duty paramedic Bek ...

An Australian woman swimming at a Sydney beach was bitten multiple times by the dangerously fatal blue-ringed octopus on Thursday, according to reports. The Australian, a newspaper in Australia, ...

Octopuses already exist in a strange corner of the animal world, with soft bodies, problem-solving brains, and the ability to ...