A scientist based in Washington state is celebrating after identifying what she believes to be a seven-arm octopus — typically found in the Atlantic Ocean — on B.C.’s coast.

The creature was discovered in August when Pender Island resident Kathleen Durant was walking her dog and came across what looked like a big, red jellyfish on the beach.

But then, she saw an eye.

Hoping to find out what it was, she posted it to the Field Naturalists of Vancouver Island Facebook page where marine biologist Casey Cook stepped in.

“I could tell from the images — because they were very good images of at least some of the anatomy of the animal — that it wasn't something that was local or at least known to be local,” Cook told CBC’s .

What a biologist based in Washington state believes to be a seven-arm

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