Still Waters Posted March 8, 2015 #1 Share Posted March 8, 2015 A man is swept out to to sea while fishing for crayfish off the rocks along the rugged, and extremely treacherous, west coast of Tasmania. Despite a number of searches by experienced locals, the man's body is never recovered. Just over 12 months later, two fishermen make a startling discovery after hauling to shore a giant octopus. http://weirdaustrali...st-a-man-eater/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaiGer Posted March 8, 2015 #2 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Why would an octopus attack something from the surface? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Ford Posted March 8, 2015 #3 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Well meat is meat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
some new guy Posted March 8, 2015 #4 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Why would an octopus attack something from the surface? BEST - Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaiGer Posted March 8, 2015 #5 Share Posted March 8, 2015 BEST - Ron we are not safe anymore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherguy Posted March 8, 2015 #6 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. Actually, that looks a lot like a transliteration of a bad head cold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galahad Posted March 8, 2015 #7 Share Posted March 8, 2015 This is so weird! I was watching videos of giant octopus last night and found one that did attack a person. Giant squid may be the deadly ones as they take one whales and sometimes win. Coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteryMike Posted March 9, 2015 #8 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Why would an octopus attack something from the surface? It probably just found and perhaps ate his dead body, did you ever think Octopus' are perhaps scavengers? Edited March 9, 2015 by MysteryMike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaiGer Posted March 9, 2015 #9 Share Posted March 9, 2015 It probably just found and perhaps ate his dead body, did you ever think Octopus' are perhaps scavengers? No. they hunt their food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted March 9, 2015 #10 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I agree it could have been a possible scavenger situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted March 9, 2015 #11 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Why would an octopus attack something from the surface? Did you hear about the octopus that came out of the water, attacked and crab adn pulled it back in the water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaiGer Posted March 9, 2015 #12 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Did you hear about the octopus that came out of the water, attacked and crab adn pulled it back in the water? yeah. but that was a crab. a less intelligent creature with scissors as hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atuke Posted March 9, 2015 #13 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) I feel octopi are predators and its instincts are to hunt its food. When one steps foot into any waters, especially the oceans, one can expect to be a meal on occasion. Wether it's in 1000 ft. of water in the vast Pacific, or 2 ft. of water off the coast of Jersey, you can be taken down at any time...FACT! It's their ocean, their home. All the creatures living in it command our respect. Edited March 9, 2015 by Atuke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applegrove Posted March 9, 2015 #14 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Another reason to be terrified of the deep blue. Does not stop me from getting in though. Why would the octopus not have eaten the man? They are meat eaters, and he was sadly, likely easy prey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarjarbinks Posted March 9, 2015 #15 Share Posted March 9, 2015 the only solution left for mankind is to go on the moon or on mars because there's no water there and we will be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holographic60 Posted March 9, 2015 #16 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I've heard of giant squid getting washed up on shore which makes us look small. Seems like validation also of earlier lore. Wonder if they could get as big as those Squid? Hey Galahad, not sure why I was thinking about it, but, I was thinking of what it was like, last night in bed, of being in a small boat and getting hit by one of those rogue waves! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted March 9, 2015 #17 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Have you seen what Humboldt Squids will do to humans? Many of them get up to 100 pounds (50 kg). http://en.wikipedia..../Humboldt_squid Edited March 9, 2015 by DieChecker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient astronaut Posted March 9, 2015 #18 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Why would an octopus attack something from the surface? Watch the video where an octopus leaps out of the water to catch a crab, and subsequently carry him back underwater to feast. I will try and find the link and post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient astronaut Posted March 9, 2015 #19 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Here it is. Edited March 9, 2015 by ancient astronaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atuke Posted March 10, 2015 #20 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Here it is. Amazing! Wicked predator. Now just imagine what a 25 footer is capable of? You better be on the big boat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Greenman Posted March 10, 2015 #21 Share Posted March 10, 2015 No. they hunt their food. Like most meat eaters when they come across a some fresh meat they will eat it. Waste not want not, as the old adage goes. The list’s eclectic mix of scientists, professional aquarists, and hobbyists was quick to respond. Our general conclusion was that most octopuses will eat freshly dead or frozen food--handy for those who keep them in captivity, but hardly qualifying them as full-fledged scavengers. Wild octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish are undeniably predators first, and opportunists second.http://www.science20.com/squid_day/scavenging_cephalopods_mildmannered_vampire_squid_just_want_eat_waste-94803 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holographic60 Posted March 10, 2015 #22 Share Posted March 10, 2015 On word... Calamari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holographic60 Posted March 10, 2015 #23 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Here it is. Ok, now... THAT is "otherworldly", ain't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon tide Posted March 10, 2015 #24 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Amazing stories, and it's interesting how journalists used to write in those day's, too, describing the octopus as a 'loathsome brute.' Now, in order to survive his life beneath the waves, the octopus must find food, as all living things must. Hunger besets us all and makes us equal in the eyes of nature. I see nothing terrifying about what happened. No more terrifying than a man going to the ocean to impale the sea creatures with his spears; it's just food, there's no animosity in it. Yes, it's unfortunate when people become the prey but that's just the cycle of life playing out as it has always done, and always will do, until the end of times. Let us respect the great octopus. Give him your love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galahad Posted March 10, 2015 #25 Share Posted March 10, 2015 so the question is...whats more lethal..octopus or squid!...im hungry!! just kidding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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