Venomous animals Venomous animals The blue-ringed octopuses ( genus Hapalochlaena) are three or four small octopus species that live in tide pools in the Pacific, in places from Japan to Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blue-ringed octopus"
Box jellyfish, also known as sea wasps, are creatures found in Australia and the Philippines as well as many other tropical areas, that can be extremely deadly, with venom in their tentacles. They are of the class Cubozoa and are similar to 'regular' jellyfish, Scyphozoa. Cubozoa are square or rectangular shaped when viewed from above. ...more on Wikipedia about "Box jellyfish"
Chironex fleckeri is a highly venomous species of box jellyfish. For a jellyfish it is a very fast swimmer and has very sophisticated eyes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chironex fleckeri"
Cnidaria (silent c - from New Latin cnida nematocyst, fr. Gk knide "nettle") is a phylum containing some 10,000 species of relatively simple animals found exclusively in aquatic, mostly marine, environments. Cnidarians get their name from cnidocytes, which are specialized cells that carry stinging organelles. The corals, which are important reef-builders, belong here, as do the familiar sea anemones, jellyfish, sea pens, sea pansies and sea wasps. The names Coelenterata and Coelentera were formerly applied to the group, but as those names included the Ctenophores (comb jellies), they have been abandoned. Cnidarians are highly evident in the fossil record, having first appeared in the Precambrian era. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cnidaria"
The cone snails or cone shells (Conidae) are marine snails found in coral reefs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cone snail"
An extremely dangerous scorpion, found in Middle eastern countries or North Africa. Quite aggressive and numerous deaths attributed to it, the young and old appearing to be at the most risk. They have narrow pedipalps and a fat tail which as a general rule usually indicates a highly venomous scorpion. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fattail scorpion"
Irukandji (Carukia barnesi) is a small extremely venomous jellyfish of family Carybdeidae, class Cubozoa that lives in the waters of north Queensland, Australia. Its bell is of diameter 2 cm and depth 2.5 cm or less. It has four contractible tentacles of length from 5 cm to 1 m. ...more on Wikipedia about "Irukandji jellyfish" It's real shortopedia feeling!
The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a small, half- aquatic mammal endemic to the eastern part of Australia, and one of the five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young (the other four are echidnas). It is the sole representative of its family (Ornithorhynchidae) and genus (Ornithorhynchus), though a number of fossilised relatives have been found, some of them also in the Ornithorhynchus genus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Platypus"
The pufferfish, also called blowfish, swellfish, globefish, balloonfish are fish making up the family Tetraodontidae, within the order Tetraodontiformes. They are named for their ability to inflate themselves to several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened; the same adaptation is found in the closely related porcupinefish, which also have spines (unlike pufferfish). ...more on Wikipedia about "Pufferfish"
The scorpionfish or rockfish are a family (Scorpaenidae) of mostly marine fish that includes many of the world's most venomous species. The family is a large one, with hundreds of members. They are widespread in tropical and temperate seas, but mostly found in the Indo-Pacific area. ...more on Wikipedia about "Scorpionfish"
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