Geologist and author Lance Karlson stopped and found out that it was an octopus and made a. 'I am worried that people will view octopuses in a different light. Australia: Geologist beaten up by angriest octopus on beach. 'This was clearly the octopus's domain,' he said. Geologist and author Lance Karlson was about to take a dip near the resort he and his family were. A swim on holiday at a Western Australia beach resulted in a painful octopus-whipping the video of the encounter went viral. 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 toward the animal. Geologist films octopus using its tentacles to whip him from the shallow waters of a beach in Western Australia. 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. About Lance Karlson: As a geologist I’ve always had a fascination with Central America balancing on the edge of the Caribbean plate and bub. Karlson said he raced back to shore and saw raised imprints of tentacles across his arm, neck and upper back. 'My goggles became fogged, the water was suddenly murky and I remember being shocked and confused,' Karlson added in the email. 'The octopus lashed out at us, which was a real shock,' Karlson said in emailed comments to Reuters.Īfter setting up a sun protection tent for his family on the beach, Karlston 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.

Upon walking closer with his two-year-old daughter, he discovered it was an octopus, and took a video, which shows the animal in shallow water take a sudden strike in Karlson's direction with its tentacles. Geologist and author Lance Karlson was about to take a dip near the resort he and his family were staying at in Geographe Bay, on Australia's southwest coast, when he spotted what he thought was the tail of a stingray emerging from the water and striking a seagull. of the program for that first IPY: meteorology, astronomy, geology, and natural. A swim on holiday at a Western Australia beach has resulted in a painful octopus 'whipping' - and a video of the encounter that has gone viral. Users must cite author and source of content, must not alter or modify.

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