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Setshwantsho sa khathune sa Greater blue-ringed octopus
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Greater blue-ringed octopus

Hapalochlaena lunulata
Ka ga leina: Its common name comes from the blue rings on its skin, which are larger than those of related octopuses.1
E a bolayaNngwe ya diphologolo tse di bolayang go gaisa mo Lefatsheng. Fa e go loma, bitsa thuso ka yone nako eo.Thuso ya bonako le antivenom di pholosa batho ba bantsi. Leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso ka yone nako eo.
Kotsi go batho: E a bolayaNngwe ya diphologolo tse di kotsi go gaisa mo lefatsheng.

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

E tshela kwa
Tropical and subtropical Indo-West Pacific, from Sri Lanka to the Philippines, and from Australia to Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu1
Lewatle la India, Lewatle la Pacific, Lewatle la Coral, Lewatle la Philippines, Lewatle la Timor le la Arafura
Gae
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
Boleele
10 cm (3,9 in)1
Lebelo le le kwa godimo
e ka nna 25 km/h (16 mph)
Go thuma, kakanyo fela
E ja eng?
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
Ka nnete!Setshwantsho sa Greater blue-ringed octopus
Greater blue-ringed octopus. Setshwantsho: Jens Petersen. CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Tsela ya go e lemoga

  • 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

Maatla a botlhole

Go loma

Botlhole bo tswa ka meno a yone fa e loma.

Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?

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

E kotsi go le kae go batho?

Kotsi go batho: E a bolayaNngwe ya diphologolo tse di kotsi go gaisa mo lefatsheng.

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

E dira eng fa e tshogile?

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

Fa e loma

  • Go gatelela le go sa tshikinyege (pressure immobilisation): bofa bandeiji e e gogegang e e tiileng mo godimo ga fa go lomilweng mme o tswelele o bofe setho sotlhe go ya kwa godimo, se tshegetse ka sepilinti (splint), mme o dire gore motho a nne a sa tshikinyege gotlhelele go fitlha thuso e goroga.
  • Okotopase e e nang le dikgole tse di tala kgotsa kgopa ya khouno e ka emisa motho go hema a sa ntse a tsogile: bitsa thuso mme o ipaakanyetse go mo hemela ka molomo (rescue breaths) go fitlha bathusi ba ambulense ba tsaya tiro.

Ka gale leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Se ke kaelo e e akaretsang ya thuso ya ntlha, ga se kgakololo ya bongaka. Motheo wa thuso ya ntlha

Nna o babalesegile

  • O se ka wa ama, wa tshwara kgotsa wa tshwenya phologolo ya naga, le fa e le e nnye, le fa e lebega e robetse kgotsa e sule.
  • E fe sebaka. Fa o kopana le yone, ritibala, boela morago ka bonya mme o e tlogele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yone.
  • Fa e nngwe e go loma: ritibala, o se ka wa tshikinyega, leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso (112, 000, 911) kgotsa o ye bookelong ka bonako. Gopola gore e ne e lebega jang, setshwantsho se a thusa.

Ga e go batle. E dirisa botlhole jwa yone go tshwara dijo kgotsa go itshireletsa, mme e rata go iphitlha go feta. Go le gontsi ka go nna o babalesegile

E kgolo go le kae?

E telele go le kae?

Greater blue-ringed octopus e ka nna 10 cm ka boleele (3,9 in)Kelipi ya pampiri e ka nna 3 cm (1,2 in)Founu e e botlhale e ka nna 15 cm (5,9 in)
boleele jo bo lekanang le diboloko tsa go aga tsa ditshamekisi di le 3 mo molenge ka thuma boleele jwa bodiba jo bogolo jwa go thuma (50 m) ka metsotswana e le 7,2

Greater blue-ringed octopus e kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?

Ke dipalo fela mo sefetleng sa gago (browser). Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.

E bonako go le kae?

go botlhokwa go itse

Dintlha

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

Mosenyi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: A small octopus is harmless.

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

Ya baitseanape ba botlhole

Leina la saense
Hapalochlaena lunulata
Setlhopha
Dikgopa tsa khouno le diokotopase
Lelapa
Octopodidae2
Lekoko
Octopoda
Dikontinente
Lewatle la India, Lewatle la Pacific, Lewatle la Coral, Lewatle la Philippines, Lewatle la Timor le la Arafura, Mawatle
Masea
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
Dingwaga tsa botshelo
e ka nna dingwaga di le 21
Kotsi go batho
5 / 5: E a bolaya3

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Greater blue-ringed octopus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Hapalochlaena lunulata (iNaturalist): maina le thulaganyo ya mefuta.
  3. Venom Wiki: seelo sa kotsi, bogolo jo bo tlwaelegileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kafa re di balang ka teng: Kafa re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.

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