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Bay of Bengal blue-ringed octopus

Hapalochlaena nierstraszi
Ishobora kwicaIshobora kukwica niba utavuwe. Niba ikurumye, shaka ubufasha vuba.
Cone snail na octopus IrarumaIrya: Inyama
Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

The Bay of Bengal blue-ringed octopus is a small sea creature that hides in rock crevices and coral reefs. It is one of the most venomous marine animals in the world, even though it is only about the size of a hand. Its blue rings are a warning to keep away.1

Iba muri
Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean, from Japan to Australia (blue-ringed octopuses in general)1
Inyanja y'Abahinde, Inyanja ya Andamani, Ikigobe cya Bengali
Ahabanza
It lives in tide pools, between rocks, in crevices and shells, and on coral reefs. Blue-ringed octopuses hide in crevices and pile rocks at the entrance to their lairs.1
Uburebure
12 cm kugeza kuri 20 cm (4,7 in kugeza kuri 7,9 in)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 25 km/h (16 mph)
Koga, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Irya iki?
It eats small crustaceans, including crabs, hermit crabs and shrimp, as well as fish. It pounces on its prey, seizes it with its arms, and pierces the shell or exoskeleton with its horny beak to release venom.1
Koko!Ifoto ya Bay of Bengal blue-ringed octopus
Bay of Bengal blue-ringed octopus. Ifoto: Jens Petersen. CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Uko wayimenya

  • Yellowish skin with blue and black rings1
  • Small size, about 12 to 20 cm1
  • When provoked, it turns bright yellow and its rings flash bright iridescent blue within a third of a second1
  • Usually hides in crevices and is rarely seen out in the open1

Imbaraga z'ubumara

Iraruma

Ubumara busohokera mu menyo yayo y'ubumara cyangwa mu yandi menyo iyo iriye.

Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?

Its venom contains tetrodotoxin, a neurotoxin (a poison that attacks the nerves). It causes paralysis of the muscles and can stop breathing within minutes. Victims stay fully aware but cannot move, and the venom can also cause nausea, heart failure and blindness.1

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

The octopus carries enough venom to kill more than 20 adult humans within minutes. Its bites are tiny and often painless, so victims may not realise they have been bitten until breathing problems and paralysis begin. Estimates of recorded human deaths range from seven to 16, and most scholars agree at least 11 have occurred. Children are the most at risk because of their small body size.1

Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?

It first tries to flee. If the threat continues, it takes a defensive stance and flashes its blue rings, and if cornered and touched it may bite.1

Niba iruma

  • First aid is pressure on the wound, followed by artificial respiration as soon as paralysis stops the victim breathing. Respiratory support should continue until medical help arrives. In hospital, the patient is put on a ventilator until the toxin leaves the body, and those who survive the first 24 hours usually recover completely.1
  • Gupfuka ukanda no kudanyeganyeza (pressure immobilisation): zingira bande ikweduka kandi ifashe neza hejuru y'aho yarumye, hanyuma uzamuke ku rugingo rwose, urushyireho agati ko kurukomeza (attelle), kandi umuntu agume atanyeganyega na gato kugeza ubutabazi buhageze.
  • Octopus ifite impeta z'ubururu cyangwa cone snail bishobora gutuma umuntu ahagarika guhumeka nyamara akiri maso: hamagara ubutabazi kandi witegure kumuhumekera mu kanwa kugeza igihe abo mu mbangukiragutabara bagusimbuye.

Buri gihe banza uhamagare nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911). Izi ni inama rusange z'ubutabazi bw'ibanze, si inama za muganga. Ibanze by'ubutabazi bw'ibanze

Irinde akaga

  • Ntuzigere ukora, ufata cyangwa ushotora inyamaswa yo mu gasozi, nubwo yaba ntoya, kandi nubwo yasa n'isinziriye cyangwa yapfuye.
  • Yihe umwanya. Niba uhuye n'imwe, tuza, usubire inyuma buhoro buhoro kandi uyireke yigendere.
  • Niba imwe ikurumye: tuza, ntunyeganyege, hamagara nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911) cyangwa ujye ku bitaro vuba. Ibuka uko yasaga, ifoto irafasha.

Ntigushakisha ngo ikugirire nabi. Ikoresha ubumara bwayo kugira ngo ifate ibyo kurya cyangwa yirinde, kandi ikunda cyane kwihisha. Ibindi ku kwirinda

Ingana gute?

Ireshya ite?

Bay of Bengal blue-ringed octopus ireshya hafi 20 cm (7,9 in)Umuneke hafi 18 cm (7,1 in)Injangwe yo mu rugo hafi 50 cm (1,6 ft)
ireshya n'ibice 6 by'ibikinisho byo kubaka biri ku murongoyakoga uburebure bw'ikidendezi kinini (metero 50) mu masegonda 7,2

Bay of Bengal blue-ringed octopus ingana ite ugereranyije NAWE?

Ni imibare gusa ikorerwa muri mudasobwa yawe. Nta kintu kibikwa cyangwa cyoherezwa ahandi.

Yihuta gute?

bikwiye kumenywa

Ibintu by'ukuri

1

The blue-ringed octopus was the first animal reported to use tetrodotoxin as a venom. The same toxin is also found in pufferfish, rough-skinned newts and some poison dart frogs.1

2

The mother may inject the toxin into her eggs, which may then make their own venom before hatching.1

3

The octopus produces its venom using bacteria living inside its posterior salivary gland.1

4

Its blue rings flash in less than a third of a second, using muscles under nerve control. This is a warning display.1

5

The octopus's own body is resistant to its tetrodotoxin, so the venom does not harm it.1

6

In the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy, the blue-ringed octopus is the symbol of a secret order of female bandits and smugglers.1

Usenya ibinyoma

Ikinyoma: Because it is small and relatively docile, the blue-ringed octopus is harmless.

Ukuri: It is small and usually calm, but it is very dangerous if it is provoked or handled. Its venom can kill a healthy adult within minutes if not treated.1

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Hapalochlaena nierstraszi
Itsinda
Cone snail na octopus
Umuryango
Octopodidae2
Itsinda rinini (order)
Octopoda
Imigabane
Inyanja y'Abahinde, Inyanja ya Andamani, Ikigobe cya Bengali, Inyanja ngari
Abana bato
The female lays one clutch of about 50 eggs in late autumn and keeps them under her arms for about six months. She does not eat during this time, and she dies after the eggs hatch.1
Uko imeze mu gasozi
Least concern1
Akaga ku bantu
4 / 5: Iteje akaga cyane3

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

  1. Blue-ringed octopus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Hapalochlaena nierstraszi (iNaturalist): amazina n'ibyiciro.
  3. Venom Wiki: urwego rw'akaga, ingano isanzwe n'ikigereranyo cy'umuvuduko ni ibyacu bwite. Reba uko tubibara: Uko tugena akaga.

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