this post was submitted on 14 Sep 2023
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I can't believe I'm seeing this. Sure hope it's fake.
It's real.
It seems to happen quite a bit: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9395535/American-tourist-TikTok-star-nearly-dies-blue-ringed-octopus-Bali-Indonesia.html
https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/lucky-to-be-alive-woman-picks-up-deadly-blueringed-octopus/news-story/71f69db000d3673ee9ff2363b862e28d (might be the same as the first? Hard to tell)
https://www.9news.com.au/national/blue-ringed-octopus-western-australia-coogee-beach-shell-girl/d63dfd43-2b27-4f47-a14d-2be3382dc690
Although that last one they didn't see it because it was hiding in a shell.
Wow. This is like a commandment for aussie kids. Do not. Ever. Fuck around with things you don't recognise at the beach. I didn't pay much heed to many rules but this one seemed like a good idea - even to dipshit child me.
Do not. Ever. Fuck around with things you don't recognise
FTFY