The Deadly Blue Ringed Octopus Pirate Original Watercolor
The Deadly Blue Ringed Octopus Pirate Original Watercolor
$75.00
"The Deadly Blue-Ringed Octopus-Pirate"
A watercolor painting of a blue ringed octopus.
From wikipedia: The blue-ringed octopus is 12 to 20 cm (5 to 8 inches), but its venom is powerful enough to kill humans. There is no blue-ringed octopus antivenom available.
The octopus produces venom that contains tetrodotoxin, 5-hydroxytryptamine, hyaluronidase, tyramine, histamine, tryptamine, octopamine, taurine, acetylcholine, and dopamine. The major neurotoxin component of blue-ringed octopus venom was originally known as maculotoxin but was later found to be identical to tetrodotoxin,[4] a neurotoxin which is also found in pufferfish that is 10,000 times more toxic than cyanide.[5] Tetrodotoxin blocks sodium channels, causing motor paralysis and respiratory arrest within minutes of exposure, leading to cardiac arrest due to a lack of oxygen. The toxin is produced by bacteria in the salivary glands of the octopus
This watercolor is painted on a 7 x10" Piece of arches hot press watercolor paper and is totally archival. If purchased, it will ship in a cello sleeve with backing, between two pieces of heavy cardboard in a weather resistant envelope. Shipping price includes tracking(if shipped in the United States) and insurance.
A watercolor painting of a blue ringed octopus.
From wikipedia: The blue-ringed octopus is 12 to 20 cm (5 to 8 inches), but its venom is powerful enough to kill humans. There is no blue-ringed octopus antivenom available.
The octopus produces venom that contains tetrodotoxin, 5-hydroxytryptamine, hyaluronidase, tyramine, histamine, tryptamine, octopamine, taurine, acetylcholine, and dopamine. The major neurotoxin component of blue-ringed octopus venom was originally known as maculotoxin but was later found to be identical to tetrodotoxin,[4] a neurotoxin which is also found in pufferfish that is 10,000 times more toxic than cyanide.[5] Tetrodotoxin blocks sodium channels, causing motor paralysis and respiratory arrest within minutes of exposure, leading to cardiac arrest due to a lack of oxygen. The toxin is produced by bacteria in the salivary glands of the octopus
This watercolor is painted on a 7 x10" Piece of arches hot press watercolor paper and is totally archival. If purchased, it will ship in a cello sleeve with backing, between two pieces of heavy cardboard in a weather resistant envelope. Shipping price includes tracking(if shipped in the United States) and insurance.