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Southern blue-ringed octopus

Hapalochlaena maculosa
Nípa orúkọ náà: It is named for the vibrant blue rings it shows when it is agitated.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 southern blue-ringed octopus is a small octopus that lives in tidal rock pools and rocky reefs along the south coast of Australia. It is one of four extremely venomous blue-ringed octopus species. Its body is usually drab, but its blue rings flash when it feels threatened.1

Ó ń gbé ní
Southern coasts of Australia1
Òkun Íńdíà, Òkun Pàsífíìkì
Ilé
It lives in tidal rock pools and in crevasses and cracks in rocky reefs. It also lives close to seagrass beds. Like other blue-ringed octopuses, it lives in burrows.1
Gígùn
20 cm (7.9 in)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 25 km/h (16 mph)
Lílúwẹ̀ẹ́, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
It eats mostly lobsters, crabs, shrimp and shellfish, including bivalve molluscs, and sometimes small fish. It pins down prey and injects venom through its beak, which paralyses the prey. It can also release venom as a mist into areas where prey gathers, so that prey swim into it and become paralysed.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Southern blue-ringed octopus
Southern blue-ringed octopus. Fọ́tò: Christopher Mark. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • When calm, its colour is a drab, mucus-like colour.1
  • When threatened or aggravated, about 60 rings suddenly appear and flash blue-green.1
  • As an adult, it is up to 20 cm long, from the top of the mantle to the tip of the arms.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 maculotoxin, a deadly neurotoxin (a poison that attacks the nerves), and tetrodotoxin (TTX), also a neurotoxin. Without immediate medical attention, a bite is often fatal to humans.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

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

The octopus is normally docile, but its venom can kill a human. A bite is often fatal without immediate medical attention. No cases of unprovoked aggression towards humans are known.1

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

When threatened, its drab colouring gives way to flashing blue-green rings.1

Bí ó bá bùjẹ

  • Get immediate medical attention, because a bite is often fatal without it. No antivenom exists.1
  • 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?

Southern blue-ringed octopus gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 20 cm (7.9 in)Ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ kan nǹkan bí 18 cm (7.1 in)Ológbò ilé nǹkan bí 50 cm (1.6 ft)
ó gùn tó bíríkì ìṣeré 6 tí a tò sí ìlà kanlè lúwẹ̀ẹ́ gígùn adágún ìwẹ̀ ńlá (50 m) ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 7.2

Báwo ni Southern 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

Females only reproduce once in their lifetime. After the eggs hatch, the mother dies shortly afterwards, as she does not eat while guarding them.1

2

Young blue-ringed octopuses have no planktonic stage. They begin hunting at around one month old.1

3

The average lifespan is around seven months. The octopus reaches sexual maturity at about four months old.1

4

Females are choosy about mates. They are more willing to mate with larger males, and larger males try to mate more often than smaller ones.1

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: Popular culture portrays the southern blue-ringed octopus as a sea devil that lies in wait to attack humans.

Òtítọ́: Its venom is mainly used for hunting or defence. There are no reported cases of unprovoked aggression towards humans.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Hapalochlaena maculosa
Ẹgbẹ́
Ìgbín cone àti octopus
Ìdílé
Octopodidae2
Ètò
Octopoda
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Òkun Íńdíà, Òkun Pàsífíìkì, Àwọn òkun ńlá
Àwọn ọmọ
The female carries her eggs with her instead of leaving them in one place, and the young hatch from them. The young are venomous from birth, and their blue rings appear about six weeks after hatching.1
Ọjọ́ ayé
nǹkan bí ọdún 0.61
Ewu fún ènìyàn
5 / 5: Apani3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Southern blue-ringed octopus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Hapalochlaena maculosa (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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