BRUSH WITH DEATH

Oblivious woman escapes death after holding deadly blue-ringed octopus that can ‘kill 26 HUMANS’

AN OBLIVIOUS tourist narrowly escaped death after holding a blue-ringed octopus capable of killing 26 humans within minutes. 

Kaylin Phillips shared a video on TikTok which showed her with the lethal creature in her palm, completely unware that she was risking imminent death. 

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The woman shared a video on TikTok showing her unwittingly dicing with deathCredit: @kaaayypeeee/Instagram
: “When I pulled the shells out at home to clean them, there was this blue-ringed octopus in my hand.”

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But to his horror he then discovered another one was loose in his pocket.

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Medics believed his leg had been brushed by one of the deadly mollusc’s tentacles but luckily had provoked a mild reaction.

Death follows within minutes if untreated.

He said: “It is pretty scary to think I could have been bitten and died in front of my kids on Christmas Eve.”

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Aaron and his kids Will and Sophie had been enjoying a day at the beach
The octopus in his pocket had begun to touch his skin when he realised he was carrying the killer creature
The octopuses had been hiding in this shell
Closer examination confirmed the mollusc was definitely a blue-ringed octopus
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