We should not go by the size of any animal, we do not know how much and how strong the poison will be inside it. Especially if we talk about marine creatures, then no one knows how poisonous any creature will be. Today we will talk about one such creature, which is beautiful to look at, is small but its poison is stronger than cyanide.
If you consider snakes to be the most poisonous, then let us tell you today about a small creature that contains so much poison that it can kill 26 healthy people. We all know about octopus, but the blue ringed octopus is such a species whose poison can kill a person within 20 minutes.
Tiny creature, poison more powerful than cyanide
A video of this creature is going viral at the moment, in which it can be seen swimming in the sea with bright blue rings. This video has been shared on the social media platform X by the Lewis Pugh Foundation. Its caption states that the poison of this octopus can kill a human within 20 minutes. However, it releases its poison only in self-defense. Usually it eats sea creatures like crabs.
Don’t let its size fool you – the blue-ringed octopus carries enough venom to kill a human in as little as 20 minutes! Though it uses the toxin primarily for defence, it also comes in handy to take down small prey like crabs and shrimp
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