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OH...MY...GOD!!!! I'm watching that TV show "Survivor", and this dude had an octupus wrapped around his ankle.  He was laughing about it, but if that happened to me, I would be SERIOUSLY freaked out!!!!RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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oh boy!  I hope it was not a blue ringed octopus! | |
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ZombieKitten said:
oh boy! I hope it was not a blue ringed octopus! Not sure what kind it was, but it was awful.  Are blue ringed octopuses poisonous?RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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I'd stab it and eat it. This one's for you. | |
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A picture of a blue ringed octopus that I just found on google. They're kinda pretty:
Maculotoxin is a venom found in the salivary glands of the blue ringed octopus. It is the venom version of tetrodotoxin, which is found in the pufferfish. It is the only form of tetrodotoxin to be found as a venom (Sheumack, Howden, Spence & Quinn, 1978). The effects of maculotoxin are the same as tetrodotoxin. Animal victims of the blue ringed octopus are often fully conscious and paralyzed as the octopus consumes them. Humans can also be harmed by this neurotoxin, but only when they disturb or step on one of these octopi. The blue rings on the octopus flash and change shape to warn predators that they are deadly to eat. Yikes!!!! RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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CortestheKiller said: I'd stab it and eat it.
RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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psychodelicide said: CortestheKiller said: I'd stab it and eat it.
And apparently die.  This one's for you. | |
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CortestheKiller said: psychodelicide said: And apparently die. I don't think all octopuses are poisonous. At least I hope not.
I've had calamari (fried octupus) and didn't get sick, so I'm hoping that theory about some octopuses not being poisonous is true. [Edited 10/12/06 17:33pm] RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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psychodelicide said: CortestheKiller said: And apparently die. I don't think all octopuses are poisonous. At least I hope not.
I've had calamari (fried octupus) and didn't get sick, so I'm hoping that theory about some octopuses not being poisonous is true. [Edited 10/12/06 17:33pm] Well, I suspect if I just randomly stabbed and ate an octopus, I'd probably die.
But I have been known to enjoy it at sushi bars. This one's for you. | |
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psychodelicide said: CortestheKiller said: And apparently die. I don't think all octopuses are poisonous. At least I hope not.
I've had calamari (fried octupus) and didn't get sick, so I'm hoping that theory about some octopuses not being poisonous is true. [Edited 10/12/06 17:33pm] no, I think only that blue ringed ones, I've seen one in a rockpool once, they are very small - not big enough to be wrapped around a foot I don't think! I like these kinds! 
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ZombieKitten said: psychodelicide said: I don't think all octopuses are poisonous. At least I hope not.
I've had calamari (fried octupus) and didn't get sick, so I'm hoping that theory about some octopuses not being poisonous is true. [Edited 10/12/06 17:33pm] no, I think only that blue ringed ones, I've seen one in a rockpool once, they are very small - not big enough to be wrapped around a foot I don't think! I like these kinds!
RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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CortestheKiller said: psychodelicide said: I don't think all octopuses are poisonous. At least I hope not.
I've had calamari (fried octupus) and didn't get sick, so I'm hoping that theory about some octopuses not being poisonous is true. [Edited 10/12/06 17:33pm] Well, I suspect if I just randomly stabbed and ate an octopus, I'd probably die.
But I have been known to enjoy it at sushi bars. I've never had sushi. The thought of eating raw fish makes me feel  .RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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