besides a shark, jelly fish, sea urchent, sea snake, eels, and lobsters?
2006-09-06 14:58:00 · 15 answers · asked by Hank 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Sea wasp & puffer fish (fugu)
2006-09-06 15:06:04 · answer #1 · answered by crale70 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Blue Ring Octopus.
There are two species of blue-ringed octopus:
1. Hapalochlaena lunulata, which is the larger and grows up to 20cm (8 in) across its stretched tentacles.
2. Hapalochlaena maculosa, is small and more common, weighing a mere 28 grams (1 oz). They are found in the shallow coral and rock pools of Australia.
While resting, the Blue Ring Octopus is a pale brown to yellow colour. The blue rings on its body only "light up" as a warning when the animal feels threatened.
Don't pick one up - by the time you see the electric-blue rings, it's too late!
With a beak that can penetrate a wet-suit, they are one little cute creature to definitely look at BUT Don't touch.
The bite might be painless, but this octopus injects a neuromuscular paralysing venom. The venom contains some maculotoxin, a poison more violent than any found on land animals. The nerve conduction is blocked and neuromuscular paralysis is followed by death. The victim might be saved if artificial respiration starts before marked cyanosis and hypotension develops. The blue-ringed octopus is the size of a golf ball but its poison is powerful enough to kill an adult human in minutes. There's no known antidote. The only treatment is hours of heart massage and artificial respiration until the poison has worked its way out of your system.
The venom contains tetrodotoxin, which blocks sodium channels and causes motor paralysis and occasionally respiratory failure. Though with fixed dilated pupils, the senses of the patients are often intact. The victims are aware but unable to respond.
2006-09-06 22:07:58 · answer #2 · answered by ArnieSchivaSchangaran 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stone fish, Zebra fish, Pirhana, Barracuda, Blowfish (if you eat a bad one) Orca (deadly to seals), Octopus, Giant Squid, Probably more.
BTW how is a lobster deadly?
2006-09-06 22:08:40 · answer #3 · answered by knujefp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Giant Squid!
2006-09-06 22:12:28 · answer #4 · answered by mobilmen59 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aquaman
2006-09-06 22:05:00 · answer #5 · answered by Paladin 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Orcas, the killer whales, and Dolphins, have attacked people when aroused. They are strong, fast, and swim a helluva lot better than we do.
The handlers in shows are v-e-r-y careful, and even then they sometimes get hurt.
2006-09-06 22:09:19 · answer #6 · answered by whoknew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sting ray
2006-09-06 22:03:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sting rays, apparently. =(
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2006-09-06 22:01:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
man i feel bad for steve irwin who died from a sting ray
2006-09-06 22:10:14 · answer #9 · answered by cubanzgar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is spelled platypus. from down under
2006-09-06 22:08:34 · answer #10 · answered by vinel10 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋