leatherjacket attacks octopus

Hi Folks

im not sure if you have seen this short video

i shot this about 2 weeks ago in Jervis bay Australia , an amazing experience but disturbing to stt how cruel nature can be.

shot with Nikon coolpix P5100 in ike housing with inon uwl100 and dome , inon le250

comments welcome

Regards

Matt

Pretty Amazing video Matt.

Also pretty amazing to read some of the BS comments on your YouTube post!

Wow! Awesome - never seen anything like this!

Thanks for sharing Matt!

Karel

Weird choice in music however WOW!!! that was pretty cool (not for the Octo obviously) Is this normal behaviour for these fish??? were they protecting or predating???

After loads of pretty reef/fish scenes we get some real, exciting behaviour ... Awesome

Dive safe

DeanB

Stunning video Matt. I've shot a damsel attacking octopus but never anything like this.

Swimming for the surface.... BAD MOVE.

Gee they took him out alright...once in a lifetime thing to stumble across.

Good job and over 450 000 views...

Very good, it's like something out of a horror movie, relentless and gruesome.

Good work.

Richard

thanks All

loftus - its a bit disturbing the weird off the wall comments people are posting , do people really think the radical things they are writing or is it just for reaction???

i have actually deleted a few of the more offensive ones.

the choice of music is by chance , i uploaded the movie to youtube and randomly chose a track and thats what came up .

a very rare thing to see , i love this site , its a critter dive , you never know what you will find , i went there today and found a very sick blue ringed octopus , still alive but rolling around on the bottom .

Thanks for the comments

Matt

Great Video Matt! Well captured and a valuable piece on nature in action.

I've seen those LJ's in plague at JB before, I'm gonna be scared of them in future !!

Aengus

Great Video Matt! Well captured and a valuable piece on nature in action.

 

I've seen those LJ's in plague at JB before, I'm gonna be scared of them in future !!

 

Aengus

Cue gravelly voice over:- At first it was octopus, now things have changed, there' something else on the menu.......Human Being...

Dan Dan Darrrr!

Be afraid , be very afraid!

Could be a fun place to take divemaster trainees on their naked hundredth dive.

Could be a fun place to take divemaster trainees on their naked hundredth dive.

Is this a PADI tradition Nick I think i will do all my next courses with you

Dive safe

DeanB

I've never seen something like this. That octo was pretty large as well and since the bottom was mostly sand I didn't see any rocks that it could hide under. Didn't know those leatherjackets were so predatory. Right time and place for the shoot.

Steve