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Blue-lined octopus

Hapalochlaena fasciata
AnauaMmoja wa wanyama wanaoua zaidi Duniani. Akikuuma, omba msaada mara moja.Msaada wa haraka na dawa ya kuzuia sumu huokoa watu wengi. Piga namba yako ya dharura mara moja.
Konokono koni na pweza KuumwaHula: Nyama
Hatari kwa watu: AnauaMmoja wa wanyama hatari zaidi duniani.

The blue-lined octopus is a small sea creature, about the size of a golf ball, that lives in shallow reefs and rock pools in the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most dangerous animals in the sea, because its bite contains venom that can be fatal to people. It is shy and usually hides, but its bright blue lines are a clear warning to leave it alone.1

Anaishi
Pacific Ocean, from Australia to Japan. Common off Australia, especially southern Queensland to southern New South Wales; also Japan and Jeju Island, Korea.1
Bahari ya Hindi, Bahari ya Pasifiki, Bahari ya Matumbawe
Nyumbani
It lives in shallow tropical and subtropical reef waters, tide pools and intertidal rocky shores, in coastal waters down to 15 metres. It hides in reef crevices and empty seashells, so people may come across it while exploring rock pools or reefs.1
Urefu
4.5 cm (1.8 in)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 25 kwa saa (maili 16 kwa saa)
Kuogelea, makadirio
Hula nini?
It mostly eats crustaceans and stomatopods (mantis shrimps). In captivity it has also eaten live fish. It traps its prey inside its arms and pierces it with its parrot-like beak.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Blue-lined octopus
Blue-lined octopus. Picha: Totti. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • At rest, its body is mottled yellow-brown with dark blue or black streaks, and its underside is paler.1
  • When it feels threatened, it shows bright, iridescent blue lines across its body.1
  • It is small, with a mantle (main body) up to 45 mm long, about the size of a golf ball.1
  • Its blue markings are lines, not rings.1
  • The visceral hump (the bulge behind the head) is regularly pointed.1

Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: The greater blue-ringed octopus, southern blue-ringed octopus and blue-ringed octopus have circular blue rings rather than lines. The blue-lined octopus is also the smallest of the four species in its genus.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kuumwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

Its venom is tetrodotoxin (TTX), a neurotoxic venom, which attacks the nerves. A bite may not be felt at first. After some time, symptoms include loss of feeling in the tongue and lips, muscle weakness or paralysis, respiratory failure (breathing failure), and unconsciousness, which can lead to death.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: AnauaMmoja wa wanyama hatari zaidi duniani.

It is regarded as one of the most dangerous animals in the sea, and its venom can be fatal to humans. At least three human deaths have been reported. The greatest risk is to people who pick it up or touch it.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

When threatened, it displays bright blue warning lines to predators, and it is more likely to flee and hide in shelter than to fight.1

Akiuma

  • Kubana na kutotikisa: funga bandeji nyororo kwa nguvu juu ya jeraha kisha mguu au mkono mzima, weka banzi, na umweke mtu bila kutikisika kabisa hadi msaada ufike.
  • Pweza mwenye pete za bluu au konokono koni anaweza kusimamisha pumzi ya mtu akiwa bado ana fahamu: omba msaada na uwe tayari kumpa pumzi ya uokoaji hadi gari la wagonjwa lifike.

Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza

Kaa salama

  • Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
  • Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
  • Akikuuma: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.

Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama

Ana ukubwa gani?

Ana urefu gani?

Blue-lined octopus urefu wa takriban 4.5 cm (1.8 in)Kibanio cha karatasi takriban 3 cm (1.2 in)Simu janja takriban 15 cm (5.9 in)
mfupi kuliko kidole chako kidogoangeweza kuogelea urefu wa bwawa kubwa (m 50) kwa sekunde 7.2

Blue-lined octopus ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.

Ana kasi gani?

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

1

A single 25-gram blue-lined octopus carries enough venom to kill about ten adults weighing 75 kilograms each, according to estimates.1

2

Male blue-lined octopuses bite the female's aorta during mating, injecting TTX. This paralyses her within about 8 minutes, which lets the male transfer his sperm packets safely.1

3

Hapalochlaena is the only octopus genus known to produce TTX, a toxin thought to have played an important role in the evolution of the species.1

4

The blue-lined octopus is the only one of the four blue-ringed species with lined blue markings instead of circular ones.1

5

Blue-lined octopuses are nocturnal hunters, while the greater blue-ringed octopus hunts during the day.1

6

Its range has been spreading across the Pacific. Warming ocean water may be shifting suitable habitat, and scientists monitor this for public health and safety.1

Kuvunja dhana potofu

Dhana potofu: Because it is so shy, the blue-lined octopus is not really dangerous.

Ukweli: It is extremely shy and usually flees, but its venom can still be fatal to people, and at least three deaths have been reported.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Hapalochlaena fasciata
Kundi
Konokono koni na pweza
Familia
Octopodidae2
Mpangilio
Octopoda
Mabara
Bahari ya Hindi, Bahari ya Pasifiki, Bahari ya Matumbawe, Bahari kuu
Watoto
A female lays 50 to 100 large eggs about 30 days after mating, hides them under her arms until they hatch, and then dies. The hatchlings take about two months to develop.1
Hatari kwa watu
5 / 5: Anaua3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Blue-lined octopus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Hapalochlaena fasciata (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
  3. Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.

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