scary thought and certainly should make us think about picking up
empty shells there!

years ago I was collecting in SoCal and found a big dead Norrisia
norrisi, it was certainly bigger than i had seen before. I was holding
it in my hand while walking back to the car. I felt something tickling
my palm, ans sure enough a small octopus had been hiding inside. The
same has happened with the little octopus species that lives in SW
Florida, I forget the species name (joubini?).

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