>>713224941
>dock spider are not considered dangerous to humans
this is the blue ringed octopus commonly found in australian rock pools. roughly a little smaller than a dock spider
>Their bites are tiny and often painless, with many victims not realizing they have been envenomated until respiratory depression and paralysis begins
>The octopus produces venom containing tetrodotoxin, histamine, tryptamine, octopamine, taurine, acetylcholine, and dopamine. The venom can result in nausea, respiratory arrest, heart failure, severe and sometimes total paralysis, and blindness, and can lead to death within minutes if not treated. Death is usually from suffocation due to paralysis of the diaphragm
imagine collapsing in paralysis being unable to breath or call for help but still being aware of your surroundings until you suffocate to death