Comments on: Dives 2, Pictures 0

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 22:04:52 +0000

The ones we saw, if the tenticles were spread straight out, would be about 18″ across. But even bigger ones can squeeze into a Coke bottle. The beak is the only hard part of their body that regulates how small of a hole they can squeeze into.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 15:23:54 +0000

I thought they were all like 8 ft across.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 21:12:16 +0000

I hope you have more than one battery for Bonaire!!!!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:15:08 +0000

Octopi have been known to survive in sewers and crawl out of drains and toilets. They are very intelligent. Be sure to check for killer octopi the next time you go to the restroom.

By: Anastasia Laity

Anastasia Laity — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:52:16 +0000

To clarify, the octopus pulled the regulator out because it was CURIOUS (feeling the diver all over with its suckers), and easily relinquished it when the diver pulled it back!

Maybe that’s why we call the spare regulator an “octopus”? Hah hah…

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 15:59:31 +0000

I’ve seen video of octopi pulling the regulator out of a diver’s mouth. I saw another video of an octopus attacking and eating a shark. They were both much bigger than the ones we saw, though.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 04:01:09 +0000

Do octopi attack?

By: Kathy Brantley

Kathy Brantley — Mon, 11 Oct 2004 03:14:31 +0000

Sounds like an adventure! I wish I could’ve seen your picture … next time! You had 40′ vis?!?! Maybe we should’ve come … but we had a great weekend in the Sierras. I don’t have a raw converter so I can’t play with my pics until I have access to Ben’s computer, though :(