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Flamboyant cuttlefish

Metasepia pfefferi

只是会疼会疼，但不会对你造成严重伤害。

吃了有毒吃：肉碰了或吃了有毒，不注射毒液

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

有毒还是有毒液？有毒液的动物通过咬或蜇注入毒液。有毒的动物是碰了或吃了会受害。这一种是碰了或吃了有害的。

生活在

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

印度洋, 太平洋, 珊瑚海, 菲律宾海, 帝汶海和阿拉弗拉海

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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

长度

6 cm到8 cm (2.4 in到3.1 in)1

最高速度

约 15 公里/小时（9.3 英里/小时）

游泳, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

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.

怎样认出它

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

毒力

吃了有毒

只有被什么东西吃掉时才有害。

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

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

它害怕时会做什么？

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它

加压固定法：用有弹性的绷带紧紧缠住咬伤处，再缠满整条肢体，用夹板固定，让人完全不动，直到救援到来。
蓝环章鱼或芋螺可能让人在清醒时停止呼吸：立刻呼救，并准备好做人工呼吸，直到救护车接手。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础

注意安全

永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物，即使是很小的，即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
给它留出空间。如果遇到它，保持冷静，慢慢后退，让它走自己的路。
如果你碰了或吃了它：不要揉眼睛或嘴巴，洗手并就医。

它不是冲着你来的。它的毒只是为了不被吃掉。更多安全知识

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲太平洋印度洋珊瑚海菲律宾海帝汶海和阿拉弗拉海

它有多大？

它有多长？

和 2.5 块玩具积木排成一排一样长12 秒就能游完一个大泳池（50 米）

Flamboyant cuttlefish和你比起来有多大？

只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。

它有多快？

一名奥运游泳选手 约 8 公里/小时 (5 mph)

Flamboyant cuttlefish 约 15 公里/小时 (9.3 mph)

一只全速游的海豚 约 35 公里/小时 (22 mph)

值得了解

事实

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

谣言粉碎机

谣言： 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

给毒液专家

学名: Metasepia pfefferi
类别: 芋螺和章鱼
家人: Sepiidae2
排序: Sepiida
大洲: 印度洋, 太平洋, 珊瑚海, 菲律宾海, 帝汶海和阿拉弗拉海, 海洋
宝宝: 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
对人的危险: 2 / 5: 很疼3