The giant octopus launched itself onto a scuba diver and tried to bite onto his leg
A scuba diver had a shock underwater after being attacked by a giant octopus while exploring the Sea of Japan.
The diver from Mayak Gamov, Russia, desperately tried to shake the octopus off his feet as it wrapped around his limb with its large tentacles, according to news.com.au.
The footage, filmed on the Garrow Peninsula, shows the eight-legged animal latching onto the diver’s body and tries to bite down on him with its sharp beak, hidden where its mouth is.
The man made a few attempts to pull away the octopus, but it moved down to his fins.
A giant octopus launched itself onto a scuba diver and wrapped its tentacles around his right leg
A man filming the scary incident can be heard yelling in the waters.
The octopus eventually gives up and swims back to the depths below.
It heads towards the rocks and changes its colour to blend with the seabed before it disappears under a rock.
Octopus are known to usually avoid humans and live in chilly, coastal waters along California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska, Russia, Japan and the Korean Peninsula.
Promoted Stories
It appeared to drag the diver down as it moved to his flippers
The man successfully freed himself while the octopus concealed itself beneath a rock.
During a scuba diving expedition in British Columbia, Canada, a scuba diver encountered an octopus that aggressively removed her mask and regulator. Angela Damant, along with her husband Marc, experienced the encounter. Fortunately, the creature swiftly retreated to its hiding place among the rocks.
Marc, Angela’s husband, managed to capture a photograph of this unusual moment. He expressed his fondness for capturing images of octopuses engaging with his wife and even taking extreme close-up shots that reveal the intricate pigment sacks in the creatures’ skin.
.
.
.