Visitors to the ocean this summer should think twice before handling the colorful and cuddly octopuses they come across or find on the end of their fishing lines.
Deadly octopus prompt warnings in Kanto region
A blue-ringed octopus found in Mie Prefecture in March 2012 (Provided by the Mie Prefecture Fisheries Research Institute)
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