The tiny but deadly blue ringed octopus can paralyze and kill humans in minutes, with no known antidote.

At first glance, it looks like an alien eye—a gorgeous blue iris around a carmel-colored pupil, thick eyelashes radiating out ...

From bluebottles, to octopi, and jellyfish of all shapes and sizes, there are many creatures in Australia's coastal waters that cause stings, or, in a few rare cases death, for those unlucky enough to ...

A nurse has lifted the lid on the 'itchy' sensation many people experience after a dip in the ocean - and the explanation is ...

Some of the most dangerous creatures on Earth don’t snarl, stalk, or look threatening. Many appear gentle, slow, or even ...

Jaun-Paul 'JP' Kalman was only in the waist-deep waters of Balmoral Beach in Australia but when he picked up an oyster shell ...

Juan-Paul 'JP' Kalman thought he was picking up an oyster shell at Balmoral Beach when a venomous blue-ringed octopus wrapped ...

Jaun-Paul 'JP' Kalman was wading in the shallows of Balmoral Beach, Sydney, when he picked up what he thought was an oyster ...

Beachgoers are being urged to remember there are other critters that call our oceans home after a South Coast man was airlifted to hospital following an octopus bite. The Australian Museum describes ...

A Geelong mother has issued a warning after her eight-year-old spotted one of the world’s deadliest creatures swimming among children at a tourist hotspot on New Year’s Day. Off-duty paramedic Bek ...

Off-duty paramedic Bek Groten’s evening stroll along the Geelong foreshore on New Year’s Day was interrupted when her son alerted her to the lethal animal. “The tide was out so he was just running ...