This article is a Natural History "Pick from the Past" reprint about an unknown giant animal washed ashore in 1896 on a beach in St Augustine, FL. The author did some investigative research (including examining samples of the specimen) and concludes that it could have been a giant octopus:
http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/ma...historymag.com/editors_pick/1971_03_pick.html
Another article (by google chance meeting) I came across about the same event but with additional studies and comparisons (and conclusions):
http://www.strangemag.com/globsters1.html
http://www.naturalhistorymag.com/ma...historymag.com/editors_pick/1971_03_pick.html
Another article (by google chance meeting) I came across about the same event but with additional studies and comparisons (and conclusions):
http://www.strangemag.com/globsters1.html