PHOTOS: Giant Pacific octopus tentacles wash up on the Oregon Coast

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon resident Ilyse Sheppard shared these photos of some large octopus tentacles that recently washed ashore on the Oregon Coast.

The gangly tentacles, which washed up on the beach in Brookings on May 21, initially caused people to speculate that they might have belonged to a giant squid. However, experts at the Seaside Aquarium told KOIN 6 News that the tentacles appear to be the remains of a giant Pacific octopus — a critter commonly found in Oregon’s coastal waters.