I think this is a fascinating creature with clearly some very strong emotions just like we do as humans,” he added. “They are beautiful creatures and I really hope this provokes more interest in octopuses as opposed to fear of them. 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. Karlson said he’d never seen an octopus that close before and watched the Netflix documentary “My Octopus Teacher” after the incident to learn more about the cephalopods. “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 told CNN Friday. On March 18, 34-year-old Lance Karlson was walking on the beach andlooking for somewhere to swim with his two-year-old daughter in Geographe Bay, a popular snorkeling spot about 140 miles south of. Explore the intriguing true story behind his novel, his thoughts on the 1989 invasion of. Lance Karlson was left with the imprint of an octopus tentacle after being attacked in Geographe Bay in Western Australia. Interview with author Lance Karlson on his novel, The Noriega Tapes.
“The pain went away and more than anything since then, it’s been more the physical hit that was painful… The imprint on my neck in those photos is more from the physical hit, and I guess it makes complete sense when you look at the video I took 20 minutes earlier of that lashing out,” he said.īryan Fry, an associate professor at the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Queensland, identified the octopus as a common Octopus vulgaris. Karlson posted his video on Instagram, where it has been viewed 60,000. All his family could grab was Coca-Cola, which his wife poured over his back in the shower and the pain dissipated.
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Within a minute, a perfect imprint of an octopus tentacle appeared on Karlson’s neck and back.Ī former volunteer lifeguard, Karlson rushed back to his hotel room to find something acidic to put on the wound. The full interview from Author Lance Karlson author of The Noriega Tapes.Filmed at our office and Brisbane locationsA thrilling tale of mystery, murder, and. Octopuses are known to squirt an ink-like substance when they feel threatened, CNN reports. “I was confused - it was more of a shock than a fright,” said Karlson. His goggles fogged and the water around him turned murky with what he thought might have been octopus ink as he struggled back toward the shore.
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