You must have heard about octopus, but do you know about the world’s most poisonous octopus? Yes, the most poisonous octopus, which has so much poison in its body that it can kill more than 20 people at a time. According to scientists, its poison is thousand times more dangerous than cyanide. But you will be surprised to know that this octopus bitten a woman not once but twice, but she survived. Nothing happened to him.
According to the report of Live Science, the woman was swimming on the beach in Sydney, Australia when the blue-ringed octopus bitten her twice on the stomach. While sharing this story on Facebook, the officials of the health department wrote, “The woman was swimming when she saw a small shell-shaped thing. As soon as he picked it up, he slipped and fell on his stomach and bitten. The woman experienced severe pain in her stomach. He was taken to the hospital and treated with cold compresses but nothing happened to him. It was later revealed that it was a blue-ringed octopus.
Its only 4 species in the world
Although more than 300 species of octopus are found, but ‘Blue Ringed Octopus’ is the most dangerous and poisonous. It has four species. the greater blue-ringed octopus, the southern blue-ringed octopus, the blue-lined octopus and the common blue-ringed octopus. Small enough to fit in your palms, their bodies are covered with a tiny ring that glows iridescent blue when threatened.
Death in 20 minutes on contact
According to the scientist, Tetrodotoxin is found in the poison of this blue-ringed octopus, which is a potent neurotoxin. For humans, it is a thousand times more toxic than cyanide. Even a small dose can cause organ failure. Nerves and muscles get blocked and within a few seconds a person can be paralyzed (paralysis of muscles). According to America’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), if its poison enters the body, a person dies within 20 minutes. You will be surprised to know that octopuses themselves do not make this poison. A special type of bacteria is found in their salivary glands which manufactures it. They are so dangerous that even if someone touches their skin, they get poisoned.
Even a 4-year-old child was saved from dying.
This blue-ringed octopus is found throughout Australia including Tasmania. In 2006, a 4-year-old boy was bitten by an octopus in a rock pool on a beach in Queensland, and his life was saved. According to the published report in the Journal Clinical Toxicology, he could be saved only because vomiting occurred immediately. Within this time, due to the poison, his eyesight went away. The control over the muscles was over, that is, it was almost paralyzed. This child spent about 17 hours on the ventilator, after which the condition improved. Scientists are surprised about how the woman survived and have started doing research.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : April 11, 2023, 07:30 IST
