Description: The Blue Ring Octopus is yellow with blue rings.

Habitat: They can be found in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Australia.

Diet: The Blue Ring Octopus’s main prey is a crab.

# Of Young: The female lays approximately 50 eggs in late autumn.

Enemies: They protect themselves by biting people. A bite may be painless but it is very deadly.

Weird and Wild Facts: The Blue Ring Octopus carries enough poison to kill 26 adults in minutes. There is no known antidote.

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