Octopus Lovers

[MXGratefulDiver]

If they tried to grab my camera they definetly would freak me out.. Cause they'd be big enough to win that fight

You don't fight ... they WILL win. You let it go. Eventually the octopus will lose interest and drop it ... they can't eat it after all, and the light hurts their eyes. So you either wait, or come back later and get it.

They're not (normally) aggressive ... curious, at times ... but mostly they'll try really hard to ignore you ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[Tigerman]

The idea of letting the camera go if they want to play with it is exactly what would scare me..
I can kinda hear the insurance company going "you did WHAT with the 8000 dollar camera rig?!?"

 

[dmoore19]

I can imagine my wife saying almost the same thing, "you did WHAT with the $800.00 camera rig?!?" The difference is that she should bring it up again and again and again.................

The idea of letting the camera go if they want to play with it is exactly what would scare me..
I can kinda hear the insurance company going "you did WHAT with the 8000 dollar camera rig?!?"

 

[pasley]

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/giant-pacific-octopus/
National Geographic list the record as 30 feet across weighing over 600 pounds. Averages are more like 16 feet across.

But 30 feet or 14 feet or 8 feet, they are beautiful intelligent animals I love to watch. Heck I even have fun with the 3 inch ones.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

How about the itty bitty ones?

 

[MaxBottomtime]

Sometimes we just need to give ourselves a hug.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

 

[MaxBottomtime]

After taking a few shots, I pointed out an octopus to Merry and left her to try for a decent shot. I think she got it. Anyone want to buy my camera?

 

[Tigerman]

So.. day two in the red sea (for this trip)...

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[Scuba_Jenny]

One from last week at the bridge. For the past couple months we've been seeing up to a couple dozen octopi on a single dive. That will change as summer comes, and by fall, we will only be seeing a single one per dive.