> "Toto" got a wise scientifically based explanation. I didn't understand it
> all, but the bottomline was that it depends on what the blue ringed octopus
> eats. In some areas they are dangerous, in others not. Apparently the ones
> on Mactan are not dangerous at all. (But I photograph and don't touch)

Also, the digestive system is designed to break down things.
Swallowing something and getting it injected into you are two very
different situations, though I don't remember offhand whether octopus
venoms are digestible.


--
Dr. David Campbell
425 Scientific Collections
University of Alabama
"I think of my happy condition, surrounded by acres of clams"

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