Few animals pack as much danger into as small a body as the blue-ringed octopus, a cephalopod that rarely grows longer than a human hand yet carries a toxin capable of killing an adult within minutes.

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Signs on beaches all across the Australian coast warn visitors of venomous marine life. One of these is the blue-ringed octopus, which has taken many by surprise because of its unassuming appearance.