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Blue Ringed Octopus

Blue Ringed Octopus. By Chelsi Yuwono 9 Silver. Characteristics. Dark brown or yellow colour Shows blue rings only when it feels disturb Size of a golf ball. How it attacks. It will first change its colour when it is irritated and it will bite.

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Blue Ringed Octopus

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  1. Blue Ringed Octopus By ChelsiYuwono 9 Silver

  2. Characteristics Dark brown or yellow colour Shows blue rings only when it feels disturb Size of a golf ball

  3. How it attacks It will first change its colour when it is irritated and it will bite. It produce the poison from its saliva and it can kill a person.

  4. Symptoms after the bite Numbness Loss sense of touch and sight Unable to swallow Paralysis Respiratory failure

  5. How the poison affects the nervous system The poison blocks the movement of sodium in the body. Because of this, the brain cannot send any messages to any part of the body. It does not damages the heart but the heart will stop functioning properly because of the lack of oxygen. Then it will lead to paralysis and if the victim doesn’t get any help, he/she will die.

  6. Treatment There is no anti venom known for this poison and the only way to help is to give the victim artificial respiration until the body gets rid of the poison or until the poison is neutralized in the body.

  7. Bibliography http://www.thecephalopodpage.org/bluering2.php http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-tetrodotoxin.htm http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/oceans-deadliest/deadliest-creatures/deadliest-creatures_05.html http://www.flightnetwork.com/blog/2010/06/how-to-survive-attacks-from-the-worlds-10-deadliest-animals-3/

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