Octopus bite

[Deleted member 14033]

This is going tonsound kind of stupid but i am curious what a young bimac bite would feel like. In have one with a mantle length of maybe an
1-1/4 inches i am not sure, that is just a guess.
Anyone have any idea on how bad a bite from that size would hurt?

 

[tonmo]

I understand it could be a bit like a bee or wasp sting. Great thread on this topic, here:

Octopus Bites

Hello all, Dwhatley just created a thread asking for information from those of you who have experienced octopus bites. I'm going to combine hers with one I've been working on to gather information from all of you on this subject. We can bring together a lot of personal information on bites...

tonmo.com

 

[Nancy]

I’ve copied this description below from my post in 2007. My husband was bitten by my bimac while he was cleaning the tank. There is a photo of this bite in the book Collin and I wrote, Cephalopods: Octopus and Cuttlefishes for the Home Aquarium, by Colin Dunlop and Nancy King. Here is the description of the bite:

Species of octopus: Bimac (Ollie)
Age of octopus: 6 months
Size of mantle: 3 inches
Type of bite: nibble
How did it occur? During tank cleaning, came down on top of hand, bite lasted about a second and then she tried again
Reaction: little red marks, didn't hurt much, like a little prick
Comments about the bite and your reaction: was a "gentle bite", didn't hurt long, mark gone by the next day

Nancy

 

[Deleted member 14033]

I’ve copied this description below from my post in 2007. My husband was bitten by my bimac while he was cleaning the tank. There is a photo of this bite in the book Collin and I wrote, Cephalopods: Octopus and Cuttlefishes for the Home Aquarium, by Colin Dunlop and Nancy King. Here is the description of the bite:

Species of octopus: Bimac (Ollie)
Age of octopus: 6 months
Size of mantle: 3 inches
Type of bite: nibble
How did it occur? During tank cleaning, came down on top of hand, bite lasted about a second and then she tried again
Reaction: little red marks, didn't hurt much, like a little prick
Comments about the bite and your reaction: was a "gentle bite", didn't hurt long, mark gone by the next day

Nancy

Thank you Nancy