. Dangerous marine animals. Marine animals. 46 DANGEROUS MARINE ANIMALS One fatality is reported resulting from an octopus bite. The in- cident took place near East Point, Darwin, Australia. According to the account, a diver captured a small octopus of unknown species which had a span of about 20 cm. The diver permitted the octopus. Fig. 21. Bloodworm, Glycera dibranchiata Ehlers, with head enlarged. to crawl over his arms and shoulders, and finally to the back of his neck, where the animal remained for a few moments. During the period that the octopus was on his neck, a small bite was inflict
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. Dangerous marine animals. Marine animals. 46 DANGEROUS MARINE ANIMALS One fatality is reported resulting from an octopus bite. The in- cident took place near East Point, Darwin, Australia. According to the account, a diver captured a small octopus of unknown species which had a span of about 20 cm. The diver permitted the octopus. Fig. 21. Bloodworm, Glycera dibranchiata Ehlers, with head enlarged. to crawl over his arms and shoulders, and finally to the back of his neck, where the animal remained for a few moments. During the period that the octopus was on his neck, a small bite was inflicted, producing a trickle of blood. A few minutes after the bite, the vic- tim complained of a sensation of dryness in his mouth and of dif- ficulty in swallowing. After walking a short distance up the beach from the scene of the accident, the victim began to vomit, developed a loss of muscular control, and finally suffered from respiratory dis-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Halstead, Bruce W. Cambridge, Md. , Cornell Maritime Press