Comments on: An eeny weeny teeny little octopus at Victoria’s Ogden Point http://www.beautifulbc.ca/blogs/2009/01/29/an-eeny-weeny-teeny-little-octopus-at-victorias-ogden-point/ The scenic geographic and travel magazine of British Columbia Fri, 18 May 2012 00:33:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Nina http://www.beautifulbc.ca/blogs/2009/01/29/an-eeny-weeny-teeny-little-octopus-at-victorias-ogden-point/#comment-88430 Nina Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:04:28 +0000 http://www.beautifulbc.ca/blogs/2009/01/29/an-eeny-weeny-teeny-little-octopus-at-victorias-ogden-point/#comment-88430 I was swimming down on Vince Beach in Florida and stuck a small three-inch shell in my bikini bottoms which we were collecting along the shallow parts of the water. After swimming around for a little while I was surprised with a sting/bite where I had tucked the shell. When I removed the shell from my bikini bottom I closely observed it and found a jelly type substance in it. I laid it on the beach after I poked it and out crawled what looked like a tiny octopus. The sting/bite really, really hurt! This is exactly what the little creature looked like, color and all! It was about 1.5 inches, 2.5 when it swam away! I thought "wow I can't believe I just got stung/bit by an octopus!" It stung really good for a little while and then the sting finally went away. It's been just over a week since I got stung and I still have a tiny little mark. I was researching "octopus" to see what kind it was and ran across your posting. I was swimming down on Vince Beach in Florida and stuck a small three-inch shell in my bikini bottoms which we were collecting along the shallow parts of the water. After swimming around for a little while I was surprised with a sting/bite where I had tucked the shell. When I removed the shell from my bikini bottom I closely observed it and found a jelly type substance in it. I laid it on the beach after I poked it and out crawled what looked like a tiny octopus. The sting/bite really, really hurt! This is exactly what the little creature looked like, color and all! It was about 1.5 inches, 2.5 when it swam away! I thought “wow I can’t believe I just got stung/bit by an octopus!” It stung really good for a little while and then the sting finally went away. It’s been just over a week since I got stung and I still have a tiny little mark. I was researching “octopus” to see what kind it was and ran across your posting.

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