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Nature’s Pocket-Sized Assassin: Meet the Golf Ball That Could End 26 Lives

The blue-ringed octopus weighs less than an ounce but carries enough tetrodotoxin venom to kill 26 adult humans within hours. This tiny Indo-Pacific cephalopod flashes brilliant blue warning rings when threatened, signaling the presence of one of nature’s most potent neurotoxins.

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