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" After no female kills the babies and then dies." What?
I'm just dumping them ad I find them at the moment. I'll add to the article later.
[1][2][3][4] theresa knott 15:10, 6 May 2004 (UTC) HI THIS MAKES NO SCENCE —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.77.20.158 (talk) 22:07, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
'Hapalochlaena nierstraszi' doesn't have a common name given here or in any of the databases referred to by the Cephalopod WikiProject - should I go ahead and mention that it doesn't have one, period? As it is, it looks sort of sloppy and unfinished with three species having their common names given and then one with just the scientific. Tinderblast 00:55, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
After much googling i can't find any sort of biographical details for Robson except that his name is Guy C Robson and he worked at some stage with or for the British museum. Hopefully this is a leg up for the next person who goes searching for Robson. The bellman 09:23, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
according to this site either Southern Blue-ringed or all blue-ringed octopuses lack ink sacks and thus make popular home aquarium pets (one of the major problems with keeping cephalopods is them inking because they are stressed and then drowning in their own ink). So is it just the southern blue-ringed or all blue-ringed who lack an ink sack? The bellman 13:59, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
I've heard the "most toxic sea creature" claim made about other animals as well. Shouldn't there be a source for this claim? 63.229.19.124 04:35, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
I believe this claim is false for the blue-ringed octopus, could be better attributed to Chironex fleckeri. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 131.111.225.57 (talk • contribs) .
My wife (Jenny) works at AQWA (Underwater World -style) in Perth, W.Australia. They have a BRO but is struggling to get it close to the glass for a shot. She maintains a series of educational web pages starting at http://users.bigpond.net.au/je.st/index.html The pages are designed for high school level readers. I have linked the BRO page to the external references. The photos on her pages reference the photo owners, other than her own ones. --Glandelf 13:23, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
Have added picture of the Greater blue-ringed octopus, and even took the liberty of replacing the one in the taxobox. Still need pics of the other two species though. How can I check who made the request so I can notify them? Jnpet 07:09, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
I just snapped this photo while diving today, is it possibly one of the species missing a photo? BRO image
The article isn't clear about how envenomation happens. It mentions biting, but doesn't say whether the bite is lethal. Can the toxin be absorbed through skin? Is one bite sufficient for lethal dose?
erm..it mentions that it has enough venom o kill 26 adult humans. It also says the bite is lethal. 24.77.19.12 (talk) 02:33, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
I'll put this here, because I'm not an octopus expert. From http://www.barrierreefaustralia.com/the-great-barrier-reef/blueringedoctopus.htm "The poison is not injected but is contained in the octopus's saliva, which comes from two glands each as big as its brain. Poison from the one is used on its main prey, crabs, and is relatively harmless to humans. Poison from the other gland serves as defense against predators. The blue-ringed octopus either secretes the poison in the vicinity of its prey, waits until it is immobile and then devours it, or it jumps out and envelops the prey in its 8 tentacles and bites" Not going to put it in the article because I'm not an expert, you guys write better biology, and I just don't want to meddle. Jjdon (talk) 23:57, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
Wikipedia is intended to be read by anyone needing information. "Envenomation" is an obscure term and may confuse those with limited vocabulary, or whose English is limited - what is wrong with "poisoning"? Eschew obfuscation! JMBryant (talk) 05:12, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
Inquiring minds want to know! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.94.149.156 (talk) 05:36, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
The article doesn't mention:
Suggest hese two article be merged into this one;
Given the toxicity of the venom its logical to have some information on the circumstances of deaths caused by this animal, there just isn't need to have two articles about it. Gnangarra 14:06, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
I merged it to Blue-ring octopus per apparent universal agreement (except for article creator). Animal attacks in Australia has all this info anyway - so maybe that is a better redirect? What do you think? --Merbabu (talk) 01:28, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
After thinking about it, the octopus attack information seems to fit better with the animal attacks article. Scizor2 (talk) 10:00, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
I have a question that has come up from the "Reproduction" section of this article. I am wondering if males have a 1 year life span like the females. The female dies because she doesn't eat for a period of time while keeping eggs safe. It says nothing on the males in this section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.110.227.101 (talk) 18:54, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
I read the section on venom and found some of the sentences to be way to long and grammatically incorrect. It can be very confusing to someone who knows little about an octopus and having to go to the sources to clear up what is being stated defeats the purpose of having wikipedida. Here is an example of something that probably would do better if it was shortened to smaller and more concise sentences, it also could be the result of typos or poor spelling but sometimes less can actually do a better job of describing something:
"The major neurotoxin component of blue-ringed octopus is venom was originally known as maculotoxin but was later found to be identical to tetrodotoxin,[4] a neurotoxin also found in pufferfish and some poison dart frogs[5] that is 10,000 times more toxic than cyanide.[6]" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.226.196.247 (talk) 18:15, 25 August 2013 (UTC)
Can someone more experienced than I restore the page?
John Spraggs (talk) 23:48, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
I suggest an additional section.
Reference in popular culture: The Blue-ringed Octopus is the prominent symbol of the secret order of female bandits and smugglers in the James Bond film Octopussy, appearing in an aquarium tank and on silk robes and as a tattoo on women in the order.
References: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086034/trivia http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tiny-but-deadly-spike-in-blue-ringed-octopus-sightings-sparks-fear-of-invasion-in-japan/ (the appearance in the tank is not described in the references, but it is directly observed in the tank in the film on several occasions)
Swatson42 (talk) 11:11, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
The second paragraph states that the brown patches darken when the octopus is agitated, yet the Behavior section states that the brown patches lighten to yellow when the octopus is agitated. Which one is it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mddsteve (talk • contribs) 16:40, 6 October 2016 (UTC)
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Change the word envenomated to envenomed in the "Toxicity" section. 130.215.119.110 (talk) 19:52, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
Can the bite penetrate a diver’s wet suit? MBG02 (talk) 10:29, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
We've had at least 6 months of back and forth between "octopi" and "octopuses" with at least one attempt to add the Greek "octopodes". Both "octopi" and "octopuses" are accepted English plurals, whereas "octopodes" is not. I don't care which of the two standard plurals we use as long as the article is consistent and we stop changing the usage. Let's reach consensus on which we are going to use, and then we can refer any future change attempts to the talk page.
Unless someone has some compelling reason to chose one over the other, I suggest that we.just use the variant that was first used in this article. That appears to be "octopuses" from this 2004 edit by user:UtherSRG. Meters (talk) 07:49, 10 June 2019 (UTC)