blue-ringed octopus
Britishnoun
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With a split-second muscle contraction, the greater blue-ringed octopus can change the size and color of the namesake patterns on its skin for purposes of deception, camouflage and signaling.
From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024
The diving and snorkeling are spectacular, and even tidepooling routinely turns up rarities like the blue-ringed octopus.
From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2010
You can survive a blue-ringed octopus bite with constant CPR-up to 24 hours of it.
From Time Magazine Archive
“The blue-ringed octopus, the marbled cone snail, the inland taipan snake, and...uh...the deathstalker scorpion.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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