Hapalochlaena maculosa—the southern blue‑ringed octopus—is a small, highly venomous octopus (family Octopodidae).When threatened it displays brilliant blue rings as an aposematic signal. Salivary glands contain tetrodotoxin (TTX), a potentneurotoxin causing rapid paralysis.Ecology & Biolo...
As a representative of invertebrates, the octopus has a soft body and a hard mouth. The Pacific giant octopus is the largest one among them. The largest North Pacific giant octopus discovered so far weighs 554 kilograms and has a wingspan of 9.8 meters. It is considered the largest octopus in the wo...