Octopus Fast Facts:– Blue-ringed octopus venom is tetrodotoxin– Tetrodotoxin causes paralysis– Tetrodotoxin is also the poison in many tiny frog species in Brazil, the rough-skinned newt in America and puffer fish– Puffer fish (Japanese delicacy fugu) poisons around 50 and kills up to five people every year– Captain James Cook was poisoned by tetrodotoxin (but…
