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Fakkii kaartuunii Greater blue-ringed octopus
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Greater blue-ringed octopus

Hapalochlaena lunulata
Waa'ee maqaa: Its common name comes from the blue rings on its skin, which are larger than those of related octopuses.1
Nama ajjeesaBineensota addunyaa kanaa keessaa kan hundaa caalaa nama ajjeesan keessaa tokko. Yoo si ciniine, battaluma gargaarsa waami.Gargaarsi ariifataa fi qorichi farra summii (antivenom) namoota baay'ee baraara. Battaluma lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee bilbili.
Qocaa koonii fi oktopasii CiniinnaaNyaata: Foon
Balaa namootaaf: Nama ajjeesaBineensota addunyaa kanaa keessaa kan hundaa caalaa balaa qaban keessaa tokko.

The greater blue-ringed octopus is a small sea creature that lives in the warm shallow waters of the Indo-West Pacific, including around Australia. It is one of the most venomous marine animals in the world, so knowing what it looks like matters.1

Kan jiraatu
Tropical and subtropical Indo-West Pacific, from Sri Lanka to the Philippines, and from Australia to Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu1
Garba Hindii, Garba Paasifikii, Galaana Kooraal, Galaana Filippiinsii, Galaana Timoor fi Araafuuraa
Mana
It lives in shallow water over mixed seabeds such as rubble, reefs and sand. It hides in a burrow and comes out only to find food or a mate. The entrance to its burrow is littered with leftover crab and shell remains, which makes it easy to spot.1
Dheerina
10 cm (3,9 in)1
Ariitii olaanaa
gara 25 km/sa'a (16 mph)
Daakuu, tilmaama
Maal nyaata?
It eats small crabs, shrimp and molluscs, and sometimes small injured fish. It pounces on prey, seizes it with its arms and pulls it to its beak, which pierces the shell or exoskeleton and releases venom.1
Dhugumaan!Suuraa Greater blue-ringed octopus
Greater blue-ringed octopus. Suuraa: Jens Petersen. CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Akkaataa itti beekamu

  • A small octopus, up to 10 cm with its arms included, weighing about 80 grams on average.1
  • Electric blue rings, about 7 to 8 mm across, roughly 60 of them, spread over its whole skin.1
  • The rings flash iridescent blue as a warning signal, each flash lasting about a third of a second.1
  • Its body colour varies from yellow ochre to light brown, or whitish when inactive.1
  • Blue lines run through its eyes.1

Humna summii

Ciniinnaa

Summiin yeroo ciniinu ilkaan summii ykn ilkaan isaa keessaan ba'a.

Summiin isaa (ciniinnaa ykn iddiin) maal godha?

Its venom contains tetrodotoxin (TTX), a powerful neurotoxin, which is a poison that attacks the nerves. It paralyses the muscles needed for movement, and in people it can lead to death through respiratory paralysis, which means the breathing muscles stop working. Symptoms include tingling and numbness of the face and lips, sweating, severe headaches, dizziness, speech problems, weakness and vomiting. Symptoms can appear between 15 minutes and four hours after a bite, and the victim stays conscious throughout.1

Namootaaf hammam balaa qaba?

Balaa namootaaf: Nama ajjeesaBineensota addunyaa kanaa keessaa kan hundaa caalaa balaa qaban keessaa tokko.

The bite is capable of being fatal to humans. The bite is painless, so a person may not notice it. Children are more sensitive to the toxin. Death can occur between 20 minutes and 24 hours after symptoms begin.1

Yeroo sodaatu maal godha?

It flashes its blue rings as a warning to predators, and it uses its venom to defend itself.1

Yoo ciniine

  • Dhiibbaa fi sochii dhorkuu (pressure immobilisation): baandeejii lastikii jabaa bakka ciniiname irratti, sana booda harka ykn miila guutuu irra marsi, muka qajeelaa (splint) itti hidhi, hanga gargaarsi dhufutti namicha guutumaan guutuutti sochii malee tursiisi.
  • Oktopasiin marsaa cuquliisaa qabu ykn qocaan koonii nama osoo dammaqaa jiruu hargansuu dhaabuu danda'u: gargaarsa waami, hanga ambulaansiin dhufee itti fufutti hafuura afaaniin kennuuf qophaa'i.

Yeroo hunda dursa lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee bilbili (112, 000, 911). Kun qajeelfama gargaarsa jalqabaa waliigalaa ti, gorsa yaalaa miti. Bu'uura gargaarsa jalqabaa

Nageenyaan turi

  • Bineensa bosonaa gonkumaa hin tuqin, hin qabin, hin tuttuqin, xiqqaa ta'us, rafe ykn du'e fakkaatus.
  • Iddoo itti kenni. Yoo tokko wajjin wal argite, tasgabbaa'i, suuta duubatti deebi'iitii karaa isaa akka deemu dhiisi.
  • Yoo tokko si ciniine: tasgabbaa'i, sochii malee turi, lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee (112, 000, 911) bilbili ykn dafii hospitaala ga'i. Maal akka fakkaatu yaadadhu, suuraan ni gargaara.

Si miidhuuf si hin barbaadu. Summii isaa nyaata qabachuuf ykn of eeguuf fayyadama, dhokachuu immoo baay'ee filata. Waa'ee nageenyaa dabalataan

Hammam guddaa dha?

Dheerinni isaa hammam?

Greater blue-ringed octopus dheerinni gara 10 cm (3,9 in)Kilippii waraqaa gara 3 cm (1,2 in)Bilbila ismaartii gara 15 cm (5,9 in)
akka bilookii taphaa 3 tarree tokkoon dheeratadheerina bishaan daakaa guddaa (50 m) sekoondii 7,2 keessatti daakuu danda'a

Greater blue-ringed octopus SI wajjin yoo wal bira qabamu hammam guddaa dha?

Herrega qofa barsiisaa kee keessatti. Homtuu hin olkaa'amu, eessayyuu hin ergamu.

Hammam ariifata?

beekuun gaarii dha

Dhugaawwan

1

The greater blue-ringed octopus is one of the most venomous marine animals in the world, despite being small.1

2

Its venom contains tetrodotoxin, the same toxin found in pufferfish.1

3

There is no known antidote or antitoxin for tetrodotoxin, and the toxin does not break down when heated or boiled.1

4

Its blue rings are a warning signal to predators, showing that it is highly venomous.1

5

Males die after mating, and females die after guarding their eggs because they refuse to eat.1

Soba diigaa

Soba: A small octopus is harmless.

Dhugaa: Despite its small size, its bite can be deadly to humans.1

Ogeeyyii summiitiif

Maqaa saayinsii
Hapalochlaena lunulata
Garee
Qocaa koonii fi oktopasii
Maatii
Octopodidae2
Tartiiba
Octopoda
Ardiiwwan
Garba Hindii, Garba Paasifikii, Galaana Kooraal, Galaana Filippiinsii, Galaana Timoor fi Araafuuraa, Garboota
Ilmoolee
The female lays 50 to 100 eggs, which she carries under her arms for about a month. The young hatch as tiny planktonic paralarvae, about the size of a pea.1
Umrii jireenyaa
gara waggaa 21
Balaa namootaaf
5 / 5: Nama ajjeesa3

Dhugaawwan eessaa dhufu

  1. Greater blue-ringed octopus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Hapalochlaena lunulata (iNaturalist): maqaa fi ramaddii.
  3. Venom Wiki: sadarkaan balaa, guddinni idilee fi tilmaamni ariitii kan keenya. Akkamitti akka hojjennu ilaali: Balaa akkamitti madaalla.

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