There is also a wide range of octopi who call the ocean surrounding the country their home, including the famously lethal blue-ringed variety that can be found hanging out in tidepools and other places where they’re just begging to be stepped on.Īustralian geologist Lance Karlson was lucky enough to avoid that particular species of octopus when he headed to Geographe Bay with his daughter last month, but he did encounter another that was apparently not thrilled it was being filmed without its consent based on an oddly terrifying video he captured of the animal leaping out of the water and lashing at him with its tentacles. Is This a Real Video of Octopus Aggression Gossip.
If you’re hanging out on dry land, you need to keep your head out on a swivel for baby-eating dingos and snakes and spiders sporting venom that will make your life very miserable (assuming it doesn’t come to an almost immediate end.) Unfortunately, the waters of Australia aren’t much safer, as you’ll have to take great care to avoid the deadly stonefish lurking below the ocean and the box jellyfish who spend their days floating around just waiting to screw someone’s day up. A post shared by Lance Karlson Author (lancekarlson) In the video, when Karlson approaches, the octopod adopts a rather confrontational posture, facing the camera dead on and slowly gliding.
Lance Karlson, 34, first saw the sea creature when it attacked at a seagull near Ramada. Geologist Lance Karlson stepped into the wrong neighborhood in Australia’s Geographe Bay when he approached this octopus with his 2-year-old daughter. Australia is a gorgeous country filled with some incredible natural wonders, whether you’re talking about the sprawling expanse of the Outback, the pristine beaches that dot its more than 16,000 miles of coastline, and whatever is left of the Great Barrier Reef at this point-all of which are filled to the brim with animals capable of making your life miserable in a wide variety of ways. THIS is the terrifying moment an octopus lunged at a man before wrapping its tentacles around his neck. 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.