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Beware the beautiful but venomous blue-ringed octopus: Paramedics

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The tiny venomous blue-ringed octopus is usually more interested in escaping than attacking humans. Source: AAP / Mark Norman

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A bite from the venomous blue-ringed octopus can kill quickly making it an Australian native best admired from an distance.

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