The blue-ringed octopus, despite its small size, carries enough venom to kill 26 adult humans within minutes. Their bites are tiny and often painless, with many victims not realizing they have been envenomated until respiratory depression and paralysis begins.[12] No blue-ringed octopus antivenom is available.[13]
If it's cornered it will bite. First it will flee (can't), then it will show the rings you can see in the picture to warn predators. If it does that and you still touch it, or worse, pick it up, it will bite.
If I recall the story correctly, the dude holding it knew what he was doing and did multiple times. Also he was terminal ill so he really didn’t care if things went wrong.
So I guess who knows even more may be relieved if in favour of consensual euthanasia 🤷♂️
I would assume the Liver cancer they mentioned is the terminal disease they're referring to. It sounds like the guy has multiple chronic health conditions, which isn't all that uncommon.
They have one of the most potent venoms in the animal kingdom and people apparently often don't even feel the bite. It's also assumed by some scientists that venomous animals with this warning pattern is the reason some people have trypophobia
Yeah, this is an old one. IIRC, the lady holding it didn't know it was dangerous, just thought it was adorable, then when she posted it and ppl told her, she explained she had a meltdown at how wildly dangerous that situation was and she had no idea
That's why education isn't just some nice-to-have luxury. Moments like these should make people go "wait, maybe it's a shitty idea that conservatives like the Trump regime oppose proper, widely available and cheap education for everyone".
I sometimes wonder how many lives would not have been lost if those people had known "sea magically disappear from beach mean big wave coming" when that Indian ocean tsunami happened. Instead, many even went to the beach to observe this strange phenomenon.
A lot were doomed by the speed (500mph/800kph) and sheer size of the waves, which they couldn't have escaped even if they had tried. But those in the escapable areas died needlessly.
Tsunamis move at those speeds you mentioned only at open sea. The closer to land they come, the slower they get, as all that kinetic energy is used to build up height.
But even when they reach shore, they're still much too fast to escape from on foot, as we have seen on all those videos.
That's, a good question..... Looking it up, it appears that you cannot eat it because the toxin is heat resistant, and the venom can be found in many parts of it's body, so you can't just discard part of it. That may indeed qualify as poison... Huh.
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Hjalamanger@feddit.nu · 89 pts · 316d
I don't know
trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world · 214 pts · 316d
Blue ringed octopus is extremely venomous and their beak is so sharp you might not even feel it when it bites
Wiki
Zwiebel@feddit.org · 79 pts · 316d
But it's cute
NorthWestWind@lemmy.world · 42 pts · 316d
ouRKaoS@lemmy.today · 17 pts · 316d
Aww... They even play the sad trombone for you when you realize you're dead!
saltnotsugar@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 316d
Ah, it’s ok wee trombone lass.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world · 46 pts · 316d
Only good thing is that the venom doesn't have lasting effects if you get artificial respiration in time.
They put you on a ventilator until it wears off, and then you're fine.
P00ptart@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 316d
"in time" is the key, here.
burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 pts · 316d
AND hopefully remember to close your eyes for you. That's nightmare fuel for sure, right there.
ICastFist@programming.dev · 3 pts · 316d
How long does that last?
chiliedogg@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 316d
About a day
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 26 pts · 316d
But how bitey is it? Why would it even want to bite? What if I'm very very gentle?
Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de · 58 pts · 316d
If it's cornered it will bite. First it will flee (can't), then it will show the rings you can see in the picture to warn predators. If it does that and you still touch it, or worse, pick it up, it will bite.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 316d
What if I put my hand in its path and it climbs on? And if I keep my hand flat so it can leave at will? Maybe I should put a snack on my palm!
danc4498@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 316d
Only one way to find out!
brown567@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 316d
I do not recommend putting snack, might encourage biting XD
dxc@sh.itjust.works · 39 pts · 316d
I'm speaking for a human here but I'm very bitey. From this sample size being 100% bitey we have to assume its the same for the blue-ringed octopus.
lurch@sh.itjust.works · 30 pts · 316d
The biteyness increases when one gets moved out of the zone one can breathe in.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 316d
Animals are just like us in that respect!
lurch@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 316d
I'm pretty sure, I'm an animal too 😅
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 316d
You sure? Might be a hyperintelligent plant with delusions of animalism 🤷
Little_Urban_Achiever@piefed.social · 4 pts · 316d
Hyperintelligent eh? Well that definitely sounds like me, maybe you're right!
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 316d
That seems fair. Keep hand underwater, got it.
Cypher@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 316d
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 316d
It looks friendly. I say go for it.
JillyB@beehaw.org · 32 pts · 316d
It's a blue-ringed octopus, which has one of the most potent poisons known. The person handling it could easily die.
hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 316d
0_0
(but also it's cutes)
lavander@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 87 pts · 316d
If I recall the story correctly, the dude holding it knew what he was doing and did multiple times. Also he was terminal ill so he really didn’t care if things went wrong.
So I guess who knows even more may be relieved if in favour of consensual euthanasia 🤷♂️
OddMinus1@sh.itjust.works · 32 pts · 316d
This comment section has both this story and another story sqying it was a woman who had no idea and posted it online.
Which one is it!?
lavander@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 47 pts · 316d
agent_nycto@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 316d
Man that's another level of "people who know"
QuantumStorm@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 316d
I don't know if I'd count myesthenia gravis as a terminal disease. Sure you can't get rid of it, but it's manageable with meds.
Schmoo@slrpnk.net · 11 pts · 316d
I would assume the Liver cancer they mentioned is the terminal disease they're referring to. It sounds like the guy has multiple chronic health conditions, which isn't all that uncommon.
QuantumStorm@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 316d
Gah, the adhd skimming got me and I missed that at the end.
BanMe@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 316d
You're supposed to list the thing that's killing you the most first, it's kind of a rule. But I suppose this guy thinks he's too good for that too.
RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com · 15 pts · 316d
If there's going to be a background story, why not make it multiple choice?
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 316d
agreed hold on i want to make a 3rd competing background
BilSabab@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 316d
Terminally ill people playing with venomous animals is definitely a choice.
Shayeta@feddit.org · 16 pts · 316d
It's the "You can't fire me, I quit!" mentality taken to a bitter extreme. All for the slightest sense of control over a hopeless situation.
BilSabab@lemmy.world · -8 pts · 316d
except they quit life and nobody is better off
normalexit@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 316d
Many life insurance policies pay out for accidents but not suicide. Looks like our friend here is just trying to have an accident.
BilSabab@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 316d
die smart not die hard
frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world · 76 pts · 316d
They have one of the most potent venoms in the animal kingdom and people apparently often don't even feel the bite. It's also assumed by some scientists that venomous animals with this warning pattern is the reason some people have trypophobia
Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 316d
maybe also wasp nests
justabaldguy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 316d
Is that true about trypophobia? Man that would be wild and so cool if so. I'll need to go read about this...
Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org · 49 pts · 316d
I killed you 10 minutes ago.
scytale@piefed.zip · 11 pts · 316d
abbadon420@sh.itjust.works · 36 pts · 316d
That's a neat one for scrable
tourist@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 316d
I haven't played Scrabble in forever but won't that cost 3 precious 'e's?
last time I played it was pre-high school but I recall my strategy was to be greedy with vowels
I don't think I won though
ICastFist@programming.dev · 4 pts · 316d
I once had a hand that was 5 E's and 2 H's. On the second round. Not fun
P00ptart@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 316d
"hee hee" what, Michael Jackson said it.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 316d
If it's "envenomate" it would be good for Spelling Bee
abbadon420@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 316d
That might've still been a better choice of game than scabble
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 17 pts · 316d
Is this a real pic or wtf?
spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works · 32 pts · 316d
Yeah, this is an old one. IIRC, the lady holding it didn't know it was dangerous, just thought it was adorable, then when she posted it and ppl told her, she explained she had a meltdown at how wildly dangerous that situation was and she had no idea
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 15 pts · 316d
I probably would too in that situation, followed by immense relief that I survived it lol
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 316d
I appreciate you giving context
spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 316d
Glad I could help!
glorkon@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 316d
That's why education isn't just some nice-to-have luxury. Moments like these should make people go "wait, maybe it's a shitty idea that conservatives like the Trump regime oppose proper, widely available and cheap education for everyone".
I sometimes wonder how many lives would not have been lost if those people had known "sea magically disappear from beach mean big wave coming" when that Indian ocean tsunami happened. Instead, many even went to the beach to observe this strange phenomenon.
Knowledge can save your life.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 316d
A lot were doomed by the speed (500mph/800kph) and sheer size of the waves, which they couldn't have escaped even if they had tried. But those in the escapable areas died needlessly.
glorkon@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 316d
Tsunamis move at those speeds you mentioned only at open sea. The closer to land they come, the slower they get, as all that kinetic energy is used to build up height.
But even when they reach shore, they're still much too fast to escape from on foot, as we have seen on all those videos.
individual@toast.ooo · 6 pts · 316d
Friendlybirdseggs@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 316d
Kolanaki@pawb.social · -1 pts · 316d
P O I S O N
titanicx@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 316d
V E N O M
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 4 pts · 316d
What if I eat it tho?
titanicx@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 316d
That's, a good question..... Looking it up, it appears that you cannot eat it because the toxin is heat resistant, and the venom can be found in many parts of it's body, so you can't just discard part of it. That may indeed qualify as poison... Huh.