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Octopus vs. Crab Battle
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2 years ago
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00:00
Touch me and you die.
00:07
Roughly the size of a baseball, the soft-bodied blue-lined octopus looks deceptively vulnerable.
00:16
And with a relatively short lifespan of just seven months, the species depends upon some
00:21
rather extreme survival strategies.
00:26
It advertises its message in neon blue.
00:31
This sea snake is prowling for food.
00:35
The octopus has a choice to make.
00:39
Hide or stand and fight.
00:43
It opts to hide.
00:47
Like most cephalopods, the blue-lined octopus is a master of disguise.
00:53
Sophisticated skin tissues allow it to rapidly change not only its colours, but also the
01:00
texture of its skin to better blend in with its surroundings.
01:08
The sea snake continues its search for a meal.
01:13
And some predators are armed with more refined senses.
01:26
The hammerhead shark possesses an array of electro-receptors that can detect even the
01:32
best hidden of prey on the sea floor.
01:37
Confronted with the threat, the blue-lined octopus decides to change tactics.
01:44
It sends a vivid message.
01:47
Iridescent blue markings pulsate across its body, warning the predator that it's armed
01:55
and dangerous.
02:03
Its deadly bite is 10,000 times more toxic than cyanide.
02:10
In humans, envenomation can cause respiratory failure, leading to cardiac arrest and eventually
02:17
death, in as little as a few minutes.
02:22
In nature, such threat displays are generally heeded and the hammerhead continues on its
02:28
way.
02:34
On a smaller scale, the blue-lined octopus is also a predator.
02:40
It scours the ocean floor, searching for small fish and crustaceans.
02:46
As a soft-bodied cephalopod, it's vulnerable to counter-attack, and this crab's pincers
02:52
could inflict grievous bodily harm, albeit in self-defense.
03:03
A surprise attack presents the best chance of success.
03:21
The octopus's dexterous tentacles restrain the crab's menacing claws, while its sharp
03:28
beak easily penetrates the crab's exoskeleton, delivering its toxic bite.
03:37
The crab quickly succumbs to a lethal combination of toxins contained within the octopus's venom.
03:46
There's no doubt with this pint-sized perpetrator, blue means back off.
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04:01
(water bubbling)
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