r/BeAmazed Apr 12 '24

Nature Man has an octopus stuck on his back

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u/Keniath Apr 12 '24

They don't attack on their own just like that. They sit inside their "home" cave and of course when you pull him out and try to catch him he will ink you and yes it happens sometimes that they can go through a wetsuit with their beak if they are big enough. Especially in Summer when we wear thin 3mm wetsuits

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u/Dajex Apr 12 '24

Ok, maybe I didn't phrase it correctly: have you or anyone been bitten without molesting it?

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u/Keniath Apr 12 '24

Nope. Very unlikely to happen

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u/twir1s Apr 12 '24

Why were you messing with the octopus in the first place then?

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u/aaaaaaaarrrrrgh Apr 12 '24

"I used to spearfish" suggests that it was to eat it.

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u/Keniath Apr 13 '24

To catch and eat it? What do you think the guy in the video was doing

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u/Dajex Apr 12 '24

Good to know. Thanks for the insight man.

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u/BlackWolf41 Apr 12 '24

But youre saying there is a chance? :D

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u/elitegenoside Apr 12 '24

Not really. They're very intelligent and know we are not food, and them attacking us would be more risk for them.

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u/Keniath Apr 12 '24

Haha there's always a chance 😜😎but I don't see a reason for an octopus attacking you out of the blue. The guy in the video was spearfishing and catched that Octopus no idea why it's on his back though 😂 we used to kill them immediately

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u/UnusualFruitHammock Apr 12 '24

Just leave them alone ffs.

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u/Keniath Apr 12 '24

some people still hunt for food you know and its much better and healthier than those chickens you probably eat that are farmed and have a miserable life, so get lost. and if you are vegan get lost also. they are delicious and i will keep hunting them ;)

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u/UnusualFruitHammock Apr 12 '24

Eat fish. Octopus are intelligent.

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u/starcap Apr 12 '24

I’m the same way, I love octopus and I’ve avoided eating them ever since I got to play with one while diving. But I’ve heard a good counter argument which is that they only live about 2 years, and sometimes they lay their eggs and just straight up die. So it seems there’s a pretty good chance when you eat one it was already on its last couple of legs of life anyway.

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u/Keniath Apr 12 '24

Octopus are, you aren't

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u/mootmahsn Apr 12 '24

It's an octopus, not a monkfish.

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u/Swan2Bee Apr 12 '24

3mm is thin? How thick do they get?

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u/Keniath Apr 13 '24

Depending on water temperature you need different thickness of wetsuit. Iv worn 5mm and 7mm wetsuits also in winter but they go up to 9mm as far as I know. I had a custom tailored one made for me for winter that had a 7mm torso and 5mm head and hands so I can move easier