KNOW AND TELL: Octopus sucks onto man's arm

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Monday, January 11, 2016
KNOW AND TELL: Octopus sucks onto man's arm and won't let go!
A swimmer who encountered an octopus got very attached to him, figuratively and literally.

This guy encountered an octopus who got very attached to him, figuratively and literally.

The needy octopus stayed put for several minutes and even tried latching onto his other arm.

The swimmer says he was snorkeling for rock lobster in Western Australia. He stuck his hand in a small underwater cave and tadaaa - he made a new friend!

Eventually, the octopus did let go and swam off into another reefy crevice.

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