The animal most likely to hurt you is yourself.  Walk carefully on rocky shores, don’t run or jump and keep an eye on the waves.

Text Box: Blue-ringed octopus – fatal bite Hapalochlaena maculosa   Text Box: Bluebottle – painful sting Physalia physalis
Text Box: Bristle worms – bristles break off into skin if handled and are sore Eurythoe complanata Photo Isobel Bennett   Text Box: Green Moray Eel – may attack and bite Gymnothorax prasinus
Text Box: Cone shells – toxic sting Conus spp Photo Isobel Bennett  

Large predatory worm – can bite Eunice aphroditois