Common name: Southern blue-ringed octopus
Class: Cephalopoda
Location: southern coast of Austrailia
Description of Habitat: tidal rock pools
Facts: They are normnally docile but possess venom strong enough to kill humans. The blue rings appear with greater intensity when the octopus is angered. Can grow up to be 8 inches long.
Human impact: global warming affecting habit availability
Sources:
http://eol.org/pages/591395/overview
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Hapalochlaena_maculosa/
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:d02495e3-bda0-47fd-a527-28f0cf1ae116
http://eol.org/pages/591395/overview
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Hapalochlaena_maculosa/
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:d02495e3-bda0-47fd-a527-28f0cf1ae116