The Venomous Blue Ringed Octopus | Deadly 60 | BBC Earth

Steve and the crew go in search of a toxic terror living right in the heart of Sydney. Diving into the famous harbour they search for the blue ringed octopus; it might fit in the palm of your hand but one touch of this critter could mean game over. Check out it's amazing colour flashes!

[lancerd]

I worked at an aquarium for a while. It took four extremely nervous aquarists, people that regularly fed and swam with sharks, just to clean the blue-ring's tank. One person to clean, two to physically hold the container with the octopus closed, and a fourth to supervise everyone. It was literally the single most feared animal in an entire facility containing jellyfish, sharks, stingrays, stonefish, moray eels, as well as the scorpions, spiders and snakes held in the wildlife park next door. 

[ShinefyAi]

“This tiny animal is one of the most toxic creatures on earth” ok but have you met my ex?

[afiwubhgoaiosugb]

As soon as i heard "Australia" I thought to my self, Eh, No surprise there...

[bboyblmri]

this video gives me chills. sometimes we see these octopus in lowtides when i was a kid and we used to grab these things with our bare hands and bring them home. now i think its a miracle that i'm still alive today.

[runner]

Gorgeous octopus! But beauty is deadly

[samdilworth]

0:26 He was poking the Blue Ring Octopus with a blue ring 😂.

[darksage]

Here’s a good rule to follow when you’re out in nature. If it’s pretty and colorful, don’t touch it. 90% of the time it can kill you

[dayavsfan]

Octopuses have such magnificent skin and camouflage abilities. The different textures it mimics in the blink of an eye is astonishing

[kimosabe]

Grew up in Sydney. found one in a small rockpool with kids playing all around it. Balmoral beach (Edwards beach) just to the left of the island. I was looking at another normal octopus and when it moved the Blue ring darted out beneath it to the other side of the pool. So camouflaged.

[MattSinz]

Fun fact: The blue ringed octopuses venom is at least 1200 times more toxic than cyanide.

[ironhornforge]

My friend and I were fishing when he pulled one up, it decided to go for his lure .
At first he thought it was seaweed so tried to yank it off which obviously upset it lol.
He called out to me saying he had a little octopus on, he had no idea how much danger he was in and I screamed to him to drop it.
Poor bugger turned white when he saw the blue flashes lol, anyway I got it back in the water and he was lucky not to get bitten so no harm all round.
Got to be careful the entire coast here.

[WolfsongFlyHalfFullHeart]

To think that I unknowingly held one of these when I was young still makes me thank the gods I was calm with animals, if I had agitated it for a single second then I’d probably not be here.

**8 years later**
Youtube algorithm: He is ready...

[AmericanThunder]

People that eat live octopus should eat these.

[Alex]

Is nobody gonna talk about how he turned into a rock at the end

[kindoffblinking]

When i was about 8 years old, i use to pick up crabs in rock pools and feed em to fish at the Hursey Seafoods aquarium in Stanley tasmania, i found one of these BlueRingOctapuss, i picked it up put it in a jar and took it to show my family, i got in so much trouble, more worry trouble, i now know how lucky i was. scary stuff

[Wombats-]

Such an amazing creature. That neon blue is mesmerizing

[sophdog]

Unlike our various snakes and spiders, there's no anti-venom for the BRO - they just treat the symptoms and you hope you survive. You need to be in emergency care within 15-30 minutes to have a chance, realistically.

[goseiihf]

Who else researching this octopus after the girl handled without knowing.

[kiwi_sodas]

These animals are amazing...but also dangerous, but never intentionally: only if it is agitated or in contact with humans. Apparently, some victims of being harmed by these animals had blue rings appear on their skin.