Flamboyant cuttlefish
Strupena za zaužitjeJe: MesoStrupena za dotik ali zaužitje, ne ob ugrizu ali pikuThe flamboyant cuttlefish is a small sea creature that can change its colours and patterns in a flash. It lives in shallow tropical waters around northern Australia, New Guinea, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia. It is special because its flesh is poisonous to eat, and it walks along the sea floor instead of swimming.1

Kako jo prepoznaš
- Has a very broad, oval body (mantle) and small, flat, fin-like flaps on the back1
- Broad, blade-like arms with four rows of suckers1
- Normal base colour is dark brown1
- When disturbed, it quickly turns black, dark brown and white, with yellow patches around the body, arms and eyes1
- Arm tips often flash bright red as a warning1
Moč strupa
Škodljiva je samo, če jo kaj poje.
Kako nevarna je za ljudi?
Nevarnost za ljudi: BolečeLahko zelo boli, a skoraj nikoli ni resno.Its muscle tissue is highly toxic, so eating it can be dangerous.1
Kaj naredi, ko se prestraši?
When disturbed or attacked, it changes colour to a dark, high-contrast pattern and shows bright red arm tips to warn off predators. It also walks along the sea floor while waving the wide membranes on its arms.1
Če se je je kdo dotaknil ali jo pojedel
- Imobilizacija s pritiskom: čvrsto ovij elastični povoj čez ugriz in nato navzgor po celem udu, ud imobiliziraj z opornico in poškodovanca drži popolnoma pri miru, dokler ne pride pomoč.
- Modroobročkasta hobotnica ali stožčasti polž lahko človeku ustavi dihanje, medtem ko je še pri zavesti: pokliči pomoč in bodi pripravljen dajati umetne vpihe, dokler reševalci ne prevzamejo.
Vedno najprej pokliči številko za klic v sili (112, 000, 911). To so splošna navodila za prvo pomoč, ne zdravniški nasvet. Osnove prve pomoči
Ostani varen
- Nikoli se ne dotikaj divje živali, je ne lovi in je ne draži, tudi če je majhna in tudi če je videti, kot da spi ali je mrtva.
- Pusti ji prostor. Če jo srečaš, ostani miren, počasi stopi nazaj in jo pusti, da gre svojo pot.
- Če si se je dotaknil ali jo pojedel: ne drgni si oči ali ust, umij si roke in poišči zdravniško pomoč.
Ne preži nate. Njen strup je tam samo zato, da je nihče ne poje. Več o varnosti
Kje na svetu?
Kako velika je?
Kako dolga je?
dolga kot 2,5 kock za igranje v vrsti
zmore preplavati dolžino velikega bazena (50 m) v 12 sekundahKakšne velikosti je Flamboyant cuttlefish v primerjavi s TABO?
Samo matematika v tvojem brskalniku. Nič se ne shrani in nič se nikamor ne pošlje.
Kako hitra je?
Dejstva
A toxicology report found its muscle tissue highly toxic, making it only the third cephalopod known to be poisonous.1
It is one of the only cuttlefish known to walk on the sea floor. This is because its cuttlebone lacks an outer cone, the part most other cuttlefish use to float.1
A female once laid about a dozen eggs inside an overturned half coconut husk, which kept them safe from fish.1
Its toxin has been compared with that of the blue-ringed octopus, but the strength of that link is disputed.1
Razbijalec mitov
Mit: Its bright arm display means it is a dangerous, deadly poisonous animal.
Resnica: The display is thought to warn predators that its flesh is poisonous. However, significant amounts of toxin have not yet been isolated from this species, and preliminary tests found only trace amounts of tetrodotoxin.1
Za strokovnjake za strupe
- Znanstveno ime
- Metasepia pfefferi
- Skupina
- Stožčasti polži in hobotnice
- Družina
- Sepiidae2
- Red
- Sepiida
- Celine
- Indijski ocean, Tihi ocean, Koralno morje, Filipinsko morje, Timorsko in Arafursko morje, Oceani
- Mladiči
- Eggs are laid one at a time in crevices or on ledges in coral, rock or wood. Hatchlings look like adults and can copy the same camouflage patterns. They receive no care from their parents.1
- Nevarnost za ljudi
- 2 / 5: Boleče3
Od kod so dejstva
- Ascarosepion pfefferi (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Metasepia pfefferi (iNaturalist): imena in razvrstitev.
- Venom Wiki: stopnja nevarnosti, tipična velikost in ocena hitrosti so naše lastne. Poglej, kako jih določimo: Kako ocenjujemo nevarnost.
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