Fortunately, the thorny balls under the water did not reproduce in large numbers.
Xiang Yang stood at the side of the ship, and crew members came on board one by one. Xiang Yang asked each one of them. In the end, no crew member noticed the thorn balls, let alone got injured.
While Xiang Yang breathed a sigh of relief, he quickly told everyone the news that there was a thorn ball under the water.
When the crew heard about the danger of the thorn ball, they were all shocked.
Fang Youqun patted his chest, looking frightened, "Luckily I didn't touch this thorn ball, otherwise I might have died under it today."
"By the way, Brother Yang, I caught a strange octopus under the water. See if it's worth anything."
Xiang Yang didn't care at first. After all, octopuses are not very valuable except for some special species that can be raised as ornamental fish.
As a result, the next moment, Xiang Yang saw Fang Youqun take out a strange octopus from the net bag. It was orange all over and covered with countless beautiful blue circles.
"Brother Yang, take a look." Fang Youqun stuffed the strange octopus in front of Xiang Yang.
"Fuck."
Xiang Yang was frightened by Fang Youqun's action. He took a few steps back in a hurry, and then shouted at Fang Youqun: "You want to die!"
"What's wrong? It's just an octopus." Fang Youqun didn't expect Xiang Yang to react so strongly. He was very puzzled.
At this time, Chen Qingsheng came over, grabbed the strange octopus, and said, "This is a blue-ringed octopus, also known as a ghost octopus. It is distributed from the west coast of the Pacific Ocean to the depths of Antarctica. It is a relatively small, but very lethal marine animal."
In fact, to be precise, this blue-ringed octopus should be called the small blue-ringed octopus.
Because there are two types of blue-ringed octopuses, one is the large blue-ringed octopus, which is a relatively large aquatic creature in the equatorial waters.
This small blue-ringed octopus is a very rare octopus south of Australia. It is usually very small, only the size of a ping-pong ball. If it is pulled straight, the distance from the end of one tentacle to the end of another tentacle is generally only more than ten centimeters.
"Captain, what should we do with this blue-ringed octopus?" Chen Qingsheng asked Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang put on gloves first, then said, "Let me see."
Chen Qingsheng quickly handed the little blue-ringed octopus to Xiang Yang.
After Xiang Yang took the blue-ringed octopus, he placed it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully.
Overall, this blue-ringed octopus is lighter in color.
There are dark blue bands on the surface of its body and eight tentacles. Inside the blue band, there is a small blue circle, which looks very beautiful.
Fang Youqun whispered, "When I first saw this octopus, its body was very bright, but for some reason, after I caught it, its color turned darker."
Xiang Yang glanced at Fang Youqun and said nothing.
The blue-ringed octopus' body color is indeed brighter under normal circumstances. Once they are frightened or chased by predators, the color of their body surface will quickly become dim. This is a camouflage method used by the blue-ringed octopus to protect itself.
When they confront an enemy, the blue rings on their bodies will turn into a very dazzling electric blue, which is a warning signal to the opponent. It is because of this color change that people gave it the name blue-ringed octopus.
Fang Youqun had seen that the blue-ringed octopus had a very bright color. In fact, it was this blue-ringed octopus that was trying to intimidate Fang Youqun. Unfortunately, Fang Youqun didn't know that he was being intimidated.
"Just be thankful that you're wearing the diving suit from my boat." Xiang Yang said to Fang Youqun unhappily, "I told you a long time ago that you should never touch or catch any marine life you don't recognize, but you just wouldn't listen."
Fang Youqun was stunned. "Is this octopus dangerous?"
"Yeah." Xiang Yang nodded. "Although the blue-ringed octopus is small, the venom it secretes is enough to kill an adult man with one bite."
The blue-ringed octopus' venom is contained in its saliva, which is secreted by two glands in its body that are the same size as its brain.
The blue-ringed octopus's toxin has two components. One is a mild toxin that mainly acts on crabs and lobsters, which are the blue-ringed octopus' favorite foods.
Another toxin is somewhat similar to the toxin contained in pufferfish, but more potent than that of pufferfish and is generally used to protect against harassing fish or humans.
Fang Youqun said nonchalantly, "Isn't it just venom? Don't worry, Brother Yang. I have my guard up. I wore gloves when I caught it."
Xiang Yang was so angry that he laughed at Fang Youqun's words, "You have a sense of judgment? Then do you know how the blue-ringed octopus delivers its venom?"
How does the blue-ringed octopus deliver its venom
Fang Youqun was stunned for a moment. This was the first time he had seen and heard of this octopus. How would he know how the blue-ringed octopus delivered its venom
Fang Youqun was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks.
Suddenly, Fang Youqun's eyes lit up, and he remembered what Xiang Yang had said before, 'One bite from a blue-ringed octopus is enough to kill an adult man.'
Fang Youqun immediately said, "Brother Yang, you underestimate me too much. Doesn't the blue-ringed octopus use its mouth to release venom? As long as you don't get bitten by it, it doesn't matter how strong the venom is."
"I knew you would say that." Xiang Yang shook his head and said, "When a blue-ringed octopus attacks, it usually bites with its mouth like a parrot, or directly sprays venom like a king cobra. Its venom can easily kill an adult man, and it can easily bite through an ordinary diving suit."
Like the ball of thorns, the blue-ringed octopus is also a marine creature that is not very popular among fishermen.
Because the blue-ringed octopus is small and most of its body surface is yellowish-brown, it can easily hide in the surrounding environment. Diving fishermen can easily get caught in it, and being caught basically means death.
"The blue-ringed octopus toxin is so toxic that it can immediately paralyze an animal's respiratory system and kill it within an hour and a half."
"These are actually trivial matters. The really amazing thing is that the bite of the blue-ringed octopus is painless. When you are bitten by a blue-ringed octopus, you will not feel any pain. You may even enjoy the underwater scenery with great interest and will not know you have been bitten until you die." Xiang Yang said.
There is basically no cure for a blue-ringed octopus bite.
The toxins of the blue-ringed octopus can produce very serious consequences in the human body in a very short period of time and will obviously affect the human nervous system.
After being bitten by a blue-ringed octopus, people will gradually feel dry mouth and numb tongue. Once this feeling appears, within just a few minutes, the person's vision will become blurred, and the sense of touch will be completely lost, and the person will drown in the sea water.