“I am worried that people will view octopuses in a different light. “This was clearly the octopus's domain,” he said. Geologist and author Lance Karlson was about go for a swim near the resort where he. The footage Karlson posted - with the comment, “The angriest octopus in Geographe Bay!” - was widely shared, but he said he felt apprehension but no animosity towards the animal. A father was attacked by what he described as the 'angriest octopus' off the coast of Western Australia on March 18. A video showing an octopus lashing out at a man on a beach last month in Western Australia has gone viral. Since he did not have vinegar, his preferred treatment for sea animal stings, he poured cola over the affected area, which worked well to stop the stinging. Karlson said he raced back to shore and saw raised imprints of tentacles across his arm, neck and upper back. A swim on holiday at a Western Australia beach has. In a video that has gone viral, the octopus can be seen in shallow waters lashing out at geologist Lance Karlson. “My goggles became fogged, the water was suddenly murky and I remember being shocked and confused,” Karlson added in the e-mail. Lance Karlson, 34, first saw the sea creature when it attacked at a seagull near Ramada resort at Geographe Bay in Australia while he was walking with his two-year-old daughter. Geologist and author Lance Karlson said he raced back to shore and saw raised imprints of tentacles across his arm, neck and upper back. “The octopus lashed out at us, which was a real shock,” Karlson said in e-mailed comments to Reuters.Īfter setting up a sun protection tent for his family on the beach, Karlson put on goggles and went in the water alone to explore a collection of crab shells, which he believed were left by dead sea creatures.Īs he was swimming, he felt another whip across his arm - followed by a more forceful sting across his neck and upper back.
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