Michael Blue;92144 said:
So, are all Octo's venomous to some degree, or just certain ones?
How about cuttles and Squid?
I know the blue ring, blue lined Octos, striped pajama squid and more recently the flamboyant Cuttle are truly venomous, this question regards the remaining species.
Thanks!
At least most cephalopods have some sort of venom, but most species have venom that isn't too dangerous for humans, just crustaceans.
I believe that the toxins in flamboyant cuttles and maybe the pajama squids are not injected as venom, but rather in the flesh and the slime, respectively, so they're dangerous to creatures that eat them, as opposed to the blue ring is dangerous to creatures that it bites. So, to be pedantic, the blue ring is venomous, while the flamboyant is toxic/poisonous.
edit: Actually, for safety's sake, I should point out that flamboyants and others may
also be venomous, I'm not sure that anyone knows. I'm just sure they're toxic, and I'm sure that blue rings are venomous with venom that is lethal to humans. This is key, in that it is much easier to be accidentally bitten by your pet than to accidentally eat your pet.