Octopuses are slithering out of the water onto beaches in Wales, and locals say they’ve ‘never seen anything like it’
Octopuses can survive outside the water for about 20-30 minutes, and some aren’t making it back into the water in time
By Hilary Brueck
Octopuses in Wales are slithering out of the water for some evening shenanigans.
The gooey, bulbous creatures, which are about the size of a human hand, were spotted crawling ashore over the weekend. Estimates suggest between 20 and 25 of them were seen out of the water on Friday night.
In a video posted on Facebook Saturday, the team at SeaMor Wildlife Tours in the town of New Quay, Wales announced their late-night sighting:
“Never seen anything like it before,” Brett Stones, owner of the SeaMor tour company, told Business Insider.
This ‘Curled Octopus,’ also called a Horned Octopus, is native to oceans from Norway down to the Mediterranean, and is fairly common in the British Isles. Adults weigh between 1 and 2.5 pounds and can live up to five years.