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Flamboyant cuttlefish

Metasepia pfefferi

只是會痛會痛，但不會對你造成嚴重傷害。

吃了會中毒吃：肉有毒（碰或吃會中毒），不是有毒液

The 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

有毒還是有毒液？有毒液的動物會用咬或螫把毒液注入身體。有毒的動物則是碰到或吃下去會有害。這種動物是有毒的（碰或吃會中毒）。

分布在

Tropical Indo-Pacific: northern and eastern Australia, southern New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia1

印度洋, 太平洋, 珊瑚海, 菲律賓海, 帝汶海與阿拉弗拉海

首頁

It lives on sand and mud in shallow water, from 3 to 86 m deep. It is active during the day, when it hunts fish and crustaceans. Its striking display colours make it a popular species for private and public aquariums.1

長度

6 cm 到 8 cm (2,4 in 到 3,1 in)1

最高速度

大約 15 km/h（9,3 mph）

游泳, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

It hunts fish and crustaceans during the day. It stalks its prey using complex and varied camouflage.1

Flamboyant cuttlefish 的照片 — Flamboyant cuttlefish。照片：Kai Squires。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

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

毒素力量

吃了會中毒

只有被吃下去時才有害。

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 疼痛可能會非常痛，但幾乎從來不會很嚴重。

Its muscle tissue is highly toxic, so eating it can be dangerous.1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

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

如果有人碰了或吃了牠

加壓固定法：用彈性繃帶緊緊包住咬傷處，再往上包住整條手臂或腿，用夾板固定，並讓傷者完全不動，直到救援抵達。
藍環章魚或芋螺會讓人在意識還清醒時就停止呼吸：馬上求救，並準備好做人工呼吸，直到救護人員接手。

一定要先打緊急電話（112、000、911）。這是一般急救指引，不是醫療建議。急救基本知識

注意安全

絕對不要碰、抓或捉弄野生動物，就算是很小的動物，就算牠看起來在睡覺或已經死了也一樣。
給牠空間。如果遇到了，保持冷靜，慢慢往後退，讓牠自己離開。
如果你碰了或吃了牠：不要揉眼睛或摸嘴巴，把手洗乾淨，並且就醫。

牠不是想來抓你。牠的毒只是為了不讓別的動物吃掉牠。更多安全知識

在世界上的哪裡？

非洲亞洲歐洲北美洲南美洲澳洲與大洋洲太平洋印度洋珊瑚海菲律賓海帝汶海與阿拉弗拉海

牠有多大？

牠有多長？

跟 2,5 塊玩具積木排成一排一樣長可以在 12 秒內游完一座大游泳池（50 公尺）

Flamboyant cuttlefish 跟「你」比起來有多大？

只是在你的瀏覽器裡做算術。什麼都不會儲存，也不會傳送到任何地方。

牠有多快？

奧運游泳選手 大約 8 km/h (5 mph)

Flamboyant cuttlefish 大約 15 km/h (9,3 mph)

全速前進的海豚 大約 35 km/h (22 mph)

值得知道

小知識

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

破解迷思

迷思： Its bright arm display means it is a dangerous, deadly poisonous animal.

真相： 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

給毒液專家

學名: Metasepia pfefferi
類群: 芋螺和章魚
家人: Sepiidae2
排序: Sepiida
各大洲: 印度洋, 太平洋, 珊瑚海, 菲律賓海, 帝汶海與阿拉弗拉海, 海洋
寶寶: 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
對人的危險: 2 / 5: 疼痛3