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Man treated for octopus sting in Qld
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The tiny poisonous blue-ringed octopuses are more interested in escaping than attacking humans. (AAP Photo/ Mark Norman) AAP
A holidaymaker has been treated for a suspected venomous blue-ringed octopus sting in Queensland.
RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service airlifted the man, 21, from Lady Musgrave Island on Sunday afternoon to Rockhampton Hospital.
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The man was a passenger on a charter fishing boat when he was stung.
He was discharged on Monday morning.
According to the Queensland Museum, the blue-ringed octopus is the most venomous in the world.
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