How would you like to be a salmon researcher poking around in your small submarine when a giant octopus decides that you’re either cute or dinner?
Mike Wood’s remote-controlled submarine was working on the Brooks Peninsula in BC last November when a giant Pacific octopus weighing about 45 kilograms decided to attack. It sounds like Mike wasn’t in the sub, but he panicked nonetheless because the $20,000 piece of equipment was uninsured. Mike’s sub got away because he blasted the octopus with seabed particles.
I’m partial to sea creatures even though it creeps me out to be underwater.
Here’s Mike’s video on Seaeye.com.
Here’s the full CBC story on CBC.ca
And here’s a fantastic book, The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch. My favourite book of 2005. Lots of description about sea creatures, Rachel Carson is channelled, wonderful book.