The tiny Ithiel Town ofNew Quayin Ceredigion , Wales , is a picturesque seaside hangout during the summer . But in recent Day , it has on the face of it wrick into the set of a repugnance movie , thanks to an eery raw phenomenon that has amaze local anesthetic and scientists alike . twelve ofcurled octopuses — a cephalopod coinage that ’s common in the northeasterly Atlantic , including around the British Isles — have squirmed their means out of the sea and onto the sand . They ’ve been routinely spy scuttling along the coast at night , accord toThe Guardian .
Between 20 and 30 of the nocturnal fauna were seen make evening strolls for three Nox in a run-in . subsequently , several dead octopuses were discover washed up on shore . " It was a second like an end - of - days scenario , " a local military personnel named Brett Jonesjoked to BBC News .
Jones — the owner of SeaMôr Dolphin Watching Boat Trips , a wildlife touristry caller — rescue some of the beach octopuses and returned them to the water . He was puzzled by the incident , telling theTelegraphthat curled devilfish typically like to hide beneath rocks in deeper water . He also noted that the octopuses did n’t seem to exhibit any planetary house of combat injury or harm , harmonize toNational Geographic . ( Jones did , however , monish people to wear gloves if attempting their own catch - and - release , as curled octopus " bite like mad . " )
Octopuses in the main survive in the sea , although they do once in a while slime onto wry land to James Henry Leigh Hunt target . So what are they doing swan New Quay ’s beach ? Theories roll from overcrowding due to rocket population ( which would ram the creatures to find new habitats and nutrient reservoir ) to aging , which is an closing - of - life stage that make octopus to become disoriented and awkward , to environmental change . Some also job that storm like Hurricane Ophelia andStorm Brianmight be responsible for the creatures ' strange behavior .
The mystery has n’t been solved quite yet — but in the meanwhile , you’re able to observe video recording of one of New Quay ’s beach octopus below , or even lend Jones ’s delivery effortsa helping handif you ’re in the area . ( Just remember to bring gloves . )
[ h / tThe Guardian ]
