Octopus Discovered At Jennette’s Pier, Nags Head
A group of youngsters (pictured below) found a baby octopus (Octopus vulgaris) attached to a horseshoe crab on the beach at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head on Wednesday afternoon.
They immediately brought the animal up to the pier house in a red sand bucket and steps were taken to get it safely transported it to the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island.
Once at the Aquarium, the octopus, with its large black eyes, immediately found a new home by slipping into this shell. It’s possible the octopus will go on display there in the future.
A group of youngsters found an Octopus at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head this week. Pictured in the front row, from left are Landon Spencer, Ella Spencer, Adlyn Wescott, Cage Spencer and Keaton Wescott; all of Roanoke Island. In the back from left are the two young men who carried a five gallon bucket of fresh sea water to the pier house for transportation, Sadler Smith of Greenville and James Gilreath of Manteo along with Ashton Wescott and Gavin Spencer also of Roanoke Island. (photo courtesy of Jennette’s Pier)
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