![]() As he and his daughter got closer to investigate, he realized it wasn’t a stingray like he thought, it was an angry-looking octopus crouched down in the shallow waters. I think this is a fascinating creature with clearly some very strong emotions just like we do as humans,” he told CNN. Geologist from Perth, Australia, Lance Karlson, was enjoying a day at the beach with his daughter when he spotted something jumping out of the water trying to strike a seagull. “ are beautiful creatures and I really hope this provokes more interest in octopuses as opposed to fear of them. He raced back to shore, and as there was no vinegar available, poured Coca-Cola over the raised tentacle imprints on his body, which stopped the stinging almost immediately, he told the New York Times. “My goggles became fogged, the water was suddenly murky and I remember being shocked and confused,” Karlson told Reuters. That was when he felt the octopus attack him again, whipping him across his arm and again on his neck and down his upper back. ![]() His research focuses on the use of Measure While Drill (MWD) data in geological modelling of iron ore deposits in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Karlson returned to the beach and set up a tent for his family before heading for a solo swim to explore a collection of crab shells. Lance is a PhD Candidate at the University of Western Australia and Geologist at BHP. “Oh golly,” he can be heard saying in the video, which has now been viewed more than 200,000 times on Instagram. He started recording a video of the octopus when it suddenly lurched towards him. 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 Australias southwest coast, when he spotted what he thought was. When he walked closer with his two-year-old daughter, he discovered that it was actually an octopus. Lance Karlson, a 34-year-old geologist and author, was going for a swim at Geographe Bay in Dunsborough, southwestern Australia, when he saw what looked like the tail of a stingray emerge from the water and striking a seagull. The incident took place on a Western Australia beach when 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 Australias southwest coast, Reuters reported.
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