Seattle aquarium octopus eats sharks

[Paco]

Not sure where this belongs, but check it out:

http://media.skoopy.com/vids/vid_00733.wmv

 

[Jim Ernst]

hey bud , that is unreal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :11:

 

[Paco]

I guess that thing has eaten four sharks.

 

[Captain CaveMan]

sweet. love it

 

[czjack]

You want to keep people from messing with the little octopi. Just show'im this clip. Something tells me the aquarium doesn't have many volunteers to dive in that tank alone.

 

[Rick Inman]

Actually, I think that was NWGratefulDiver dressed up in a shark suit! :11:

 

[JackConnick]

We dive and play with them all the time. Mostly very shy. Once in a while they can be aggressive.

See:
http://dive.scubadiving.com/members/tripreports.php?s=2348

Just squeeze their tentacles and they'll let go.

Jack

 

[Al Mialkovsky]

Sharkie loses

 

[wetrat]

Not sure where this belongs, but check it out:

http://media.skoopy.com/vids/vid_00733.wmv

That's awesome!! Reminds me - I just saw a Discovery Channel documentary on the Humboldt squid. They live in the Sea of Cortez, have teeth in their suckers and flash when they are attacking. There are documented cases of them eating humans. Check this article

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/07/0718_030718_jumbosquid.html

 

[SeanQ]

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=109004

Very cool. Who could have guessed an octopus did this?