r/animalsdoingstuff • u/cdbmeme • 27d ago

Funny Octopus retaliation

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u/CrowSnacks 27d ago

The diver grabbed the octopus in a rough, ill-intentioned manner— it definitely seemed the octopus’s life was in danger so it did everything it could to fight back. I didn’t want the diver to die, but I wanted the octopus to live— the end of this is unclear so I hope the octopus got away

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u/two-ls 27d ago

Idk, did you see that giant ball of fish he was carrying with him?

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u/justsmilenow 27d ago

You see how he got the octopus off because it stopped fighting. Why do you think it stopped fighting? Option A. He crushed something of vital importance inside the body of the octopus causing it to die. Option b. When he poked it, he caused vital damage that took a couple seconds of struggling to kill it.

I have absolutely no faith in option b.

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u/Cac933 25d ago

I keep seeing this video and wish it were nsfw. That poor octopus is struggling so hard and clearly dies after being crushed.

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u/Ready_Bandicoot1567 27d ago

yea this is actually a fairly normal thing to happen if you're spearfishing for octopus. You just go to the surface and deal with it. Normally you want to stab or crush their brain as quickly as possible.

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u/No-Environment-7899 26d ago

☹️ leave the octopi alone

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u/QueezyF 24d ago

I’ve seen it where in Hawaii they’ll bite where the brainstem is.