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RE: Seriously?

Not the whole thing but the staff had no idea what was killing the sharks since octopi usually eat crustaceans.

Just avoid night swimming in the pacific north-west as those waters are home to the largest of the species. They average about 15kg (33lb) but individuals almost 80kg have been reported.
I wouldn't piss them of because each of their suckers can lift about 15kg and they have hundreds on each arm!

That said the most dangerous one is the australian blue-ringed octopus.
It is tiny, really big ones are about the size of the one in the video above. However they are extremely venomous as their venom is 1000(!)x more potent than cyanide.
Each one carries enough poison to kill 25 humans in minutes. They weigh about an ounce and are very docile until they bite.

Octopi are by far the most intelligent of all invertebrate and quite quick in learning how to unscrew a jar for example. A task many higher vertebrates never master.


PS: If you didn't notice I have a bit of a soft spot for them. In particular this one:


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