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Greater blue-ringed octopus

Hapalochlaena lunulata
Nípa orúkọ náà: Its common name comes from the blue rings on its skin, which are larger than those of related octopuses.1
ApaniỌ̀kan lára àwọn ẹranko apani jùlọ ní ayé. Bí ó bá bù ọ́ jẹ, pe fún ìrànlọ́wọ́ lẹ́sẹ̀kẹsẹ̀.Ìrànlọ́wọ́ kíákíá àti oògùn apa-oró (antivenom) ń gba ẹ̀mí ọ̀pọ̀ ènìyàn là. Pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ lẹ́sẹ̀kẹsẹ̀.
Ìgbín cone àti octopus ÌbùjẹOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ẹran
Ewu fún ènìyàn: ApaniỌ̀kan lára àwọn ẹranko tó léwu jùlọ ní ayé.

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

Ó ń gbé ní
Tropical and subtropical Indo-West Pacific, from Sri Lanka to the Philippines, and from Australia to Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu1
Òkun Íńdíà, Òkun Pàsífíìkì, Òkun Coral, Òkun Fílípínì, Òkun Tímọ̀ àti Òkun Àráfúrà
Ilé
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
Gígùn
10 cm (3.9 in)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 25 km/h (16 mph)
Lílúwẹ̀ẹ́, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
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
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Greater blue-ringed octopus
Greater blue-ringed octopus. Fọ́tò: Jens Petersen. CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • 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

Agbára oró

Ìbùjẹ

Oró ń jáde láti inú eyín oró tàbí eyín rẹ̀ nígbà tí ó bá bùjẹ.

Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?

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

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: ApaniỌ̀kan lára àwọn ẹranko tó léwu jùlọ ní ayé.

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

Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?

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

Bí ó bá bùjẹ

  • Dídì pẹ̀lú ìfúnpá láìmira (pressure immobilisation): fi bándéèjì rọ́bà (elastic) tó le wé ibi ìbùjẹ náà, lẹ́yìn náà wé e sókè títí bo gbogbo apá tàbí ẹsẹ̀ náà, fi igi ìdábùú (splint) dì í, kí o sì jẹ́ kí ẹni náà wà láìmira rárá títí ìrànlọ́wọ́ yóò fi dé.
  • Octopus olórùka búlúù tàbí ìgbín cone lè dá èémí ènìyàn dúró nígbà tí ó ṣì wà lójúfò: pe fún ìrànlọ́wọ́, kí o sì múra láti fún un ní èémí ìgbàlà (fífẹ́ atẹ́gùn sí ẹnu rẹ̀) títí ọkọ̀ aláìsàn yóò fi dé tí wọn yóò sì gba iṣẹ́ náà.

Máa kọ́kọ́ pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ nígbà gbogbo (112, 000, 911). Èyí jẹ́ ìtọ́sọ́nà ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́ gbogbogbò, kì í ṣe ìmọ̀ràn ìṣègùn. Ìpìlẹ̀ ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́

Wà láìléwu

  • Má ṣe fọwọ́ kan, mú tàbí yọ ẹranko igbó lẹ́nu láéláé, kódà bí ó bá kéré, kódà bí ó bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń sùn tàbí ó ti kú.
  • Fún un ní àyè. Bí o bá pàdé ọ̀kan, farabalẹ̀, sẹ́yìn díẹ̀díẹ̀ kí o sì jẹ́ kí ó máa bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ.
  • Bí ọ̀kan bá bù ọ́ jẹ: farabalẹ̀, má ṣe mira, pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ (112, 000, 911) tàbí lọ sí ilé ìwòsàn kíákíá. Rántí bí ó ṣe rí, fọ́tò máa ń ṣèrànwọ́.

Kò wá ọ kiri láti ṣe ọ́ léṣe. Ó ń lo oró rẹ̀ láti mú oúnjẹ tàbí láti dáàbò bo ara rẹ̀, ó sì fẹ́ràn láti farapamọ́ jù. Sí i nípa wíwà láìléwu

Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Greater blue-ringed octopus gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 10 cm (3.9 in)Pínì ìwé (paper clip) nǹkan bí 3 cm (1.2 in)Fóònù alágbèéká nǹkan bí 15 cm (5.9 in)
ó gùn tó bíríkì ìṣeré 3 tí a tò sí ìlà kanlè lúwẹ̀ẹ́ gígùn adágún ìwẹ̀ ńlá (50 m) ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 7.2

Báwo ni Greater blue-ringed octopus ṣe tóbi tó tí a bá fi wé ÌWỌ?

Ìṣirò nìkan nínú bráwúsà rẹ. A kò fi ohunkóhun pamọ́, a kò sì fi ránṣẹ́ sí ibikíbi.

Báwo ló ṣe yára tó?

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

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

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: A small octopus is harmless.

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

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Hapalochlaena lunulata
Ẹgbẹ́
Ìgbín cone àti octopus
Ìdílé
Octopodidae2
Ètò
Octopoda
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Òkun Íńdíà, Òkun Pàsífíìkì, Òkun Coral, Òkun Fílípínì, Òkun Tímọ̀ àti Òkun Àráfúrà, Àwọn òkun ńlá
Àwọn ọmọ
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
Ọjọ́ ayé
nǹkan bí ọdún 21
Ewu fún ènìyàn
5 / 5: Apani3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Greater blue-ringed octopus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Hapalochlaena lunulata (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
  3. Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.

Gbogbo òtítọ́ ojú-ìwé yìí ní nọ́ńbà tó tọ́ka sí orísun rẹ̀. Bí a bá ṣe àṣìṣe, má bínú, olólùfẹ́ ẹranko ni wá, kì í ṣe ìwé ìròyìn sáyẹ́ǹsì. Sọ fún wa ní [email protected] a ó sì tún un ṣe.

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