Mr Karlson said he did not know the species but it may have been an Octopus tetricus, otherwise known as a 'gloomy octopus'.Ī species of octopus closely related to the East Australian 'gloomy octopus' is found in Western Australia, and is known to hide in crevices on sand or in mud. 'The pain went away quickly, it was more the physical hit that had hurt.' Mr Karlson was holidaying in Geographe Bay, Western Australia, when the incident occurred 'We did not have any vinegar/acid to pour over the stings so my wife poured coke over me, which helped enormously,' he said.
The former lifeguard told his wife to pour Coke on his neck to stop the stinging. Woman's warning to beachgoers after finding a deadly octopus inside a shell - and it's MUCH harder to spot than its blue-ringed cousins.Terrifying moment an eel violently attacks an OCTOPUS in ultimate deep sea battle.Terrifying video shows a deadly blue-ringed octopus lurking in a rock pool at a popular beach - and their fatal bites can paralyse within ten minutes.'My goggles were too fogged to see what had happened and I swam back to shore in pain the imprints of the tentacles quickly formed raised marks across my skin.' I was then hit again over my neck,' he recalled. 'As I was looking at the shells underwater I was hit across my arm. Mr Karlson said when he went for a swim about 20 minutes later he saw the 'sea monster' sitting on a large pile of crab shells.
'I walked with my daughter in my arms up to the octopus and took the video the octopus lashed out at us.' Author Lance Karlson called his attacker a 'sea monster' in a scathing social media post ' I saw the tentacles of an octopus come out of the water and lash out at a seagull. 'I thought it was a stingray at first,' he told Daily Mail Australia. Mr Karlson described the animal as 'the angriest octopus in Geographe Bay'. 'Angry' octopus lashed out at unsuspecting father The octopus is alleged to have grab his neck Lance said later he went into the ocean alone to swim around for a bit and the octopus came and found him and attacked him again this time actually hitting him with its tentacles lashings and leaving him dazed and confused in murky water. "These are truly remarkable, highly intelligent creatures that clearly have some very strong emotions," he said.He videoed the octopus splaying in the crystal clear water, before it pounced on his neck when he turned his back. Karlson hopes people respond to his story with intrigue and fascination rather than fear. "I remember being asked on many occasions by other students about the Australian animals that regularly make headlines in the USA - our deadly snakes, spiders, great white sharks, and crocodiles - never could I have imagined featuring in one of those articles!" he said. Karlson's experience has made headlines around the world, to his surprise.Īs a geology student, Karlson attended Cornell University on a student exchange year in 2007-2008. "Like all octopuses, it is venomous, but like most, it is harmless to humans, with the venoms dramatically more potent on invertebrates like clams and lobster," he said. Lance Karlsonĭespite the shock of Karlson's attack, Bryan Fry, an associate professor at the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Queensland, told CNN that octopuses generally don't pose a risk to humans. Lance Karlson is now completely fine following his octopus encounter. When threatened, octopuses squirt out an ink-like substance, and Karlson believes he may have been unknowingly in the creature's home.
I can only describe it as a 'whipping' sensation followed by a stinging." "I was then struck a second time, more forcefully, across my neck and upper back. "My goggles became fogged, the water was suddenly murky, and I remember being shocked and confused," he said. Karlson captured some video of the octopus and shared it on Instagram, where it has received over 221,000 views. He noticed something attacking a seagull a stingray, he. The former lifeguard left the octopus in peace and went to set up a tent further along the beach for his wife and daughter.Ībout 20 minutes later, Karlson was swimming in the sea on his own (having swum there "many times" before) when the octopus came back - while looking at crab shells in water about 1.5 metres deep, Karlson was whipped across his left arm. Karlson met the octopus on March 18 while taking a walk on the beach with his two-year-old daughter in search of a spot to swim. Keep in mind that I was with my daughter, and I think any dad would relate to being more protective of her than fearful of the threat," said Karlson. I had not encountered an octopus this close before, so at the time, I was mostly intrigued. "My response to the first encounter which I caught on film was shock, followed by fascination. "The octopus lashed out at us, which was a real shock," he told Insider. Karlson filmed some footage of the octopus and posted it on Instagram, which has now been viewed more than 221,000 times.
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