Andy McConnell shared a video of a blue-ringed octopus during a recent vacation in the Philippines A man captured himself unknowingly holding the world's deadliest octopus. On Thursday, Dec. 11, ...

British journalist Andy McConnell was enjoying a morning beach walk on Cebu Island in the Philippines when he came across a group of excited children passing around what they described as a "baby ...

A British tourist unknowingly risked his life after handling one of the world’s most venomous marine animals during a beach walk in the Philippines. Andrew McConnell shared a video on Instagram ...

Octopuses have gotten a reputation for being cunning camouflagers and intelligent creatures. But some are known for a more ominous reason: They're deadly. One group — the blue-ringed octopus (genus ...

An oblivious Brit tourist unknowingly had a brush with death after handling one of the most venomous animals in the world in a holiday video filmed at the beach. Antiques Roadshow historian Andrew ...

A British tourist narrowly escaped a fatal encounter in the Philippines after handling a venomous blue-ringed octopus, mistaking it for a harmless baby. This tiny creature, packing a toxin potent ...

In June 2024 and for years, rumors have spread that a very small, beautiful octopus covered in blue rings has enough venom to kill 26 adults within minutes: The neurotoxin causes progressive paralysis ...

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A British traveller's casual beach video in the Philippines turned into a stark warning after social media identified the "baby octopus" he handled as a deadly blue-ringed octopus. McConnell, unaware ...

A blue-ringed octopus was spotted in a rock pool in Kiama, on New South Wales’ South Coast, on February 7. A similar sighting was reported up the coast in January, and more recently in February, the ...