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Hi Guys
a bit of an update on My octopus ,
we went out again yesterday and there has been a big change in the octopus site , it loo ks like a big sting ray has found the site and been feeding , there is a crater in the middle of the den quite deep , which looks similar to other holes that rays make when feeding for crustations , crabs and shells on the sand , they kinda land on a site and fluff up and down with their wings stiring up the substrate and anything living in it and eating what ever gets unearthed ,
so im guessing the Ray was after a octopus or a crab or other animal living on the site ,the crater does not look like anchor damage ,
there are still 6 octopus living on the site and they appear to be rebuilding their homes , the main Rock in the middle of the site is fully exposed , the octopus seem disturbed , not as playful but partly out of there holes and alert.
i approached the main octopus and he played for a while but then lost interest , then i showed him my yellow dive torch , he instantly pounced on it and wanted it , i let him have it for a while and had a hard time getting it back .
showed the same torch to another octopus , he was uninterested and actually pushed it and me away whith his tenticle ,
they really do have moods and when they dont want to play they will let you know , they also blow water at me when they dont want me near .
hope to get back soon to see how the rebuilding is going
comments welcome
Regards
Matty
a bit of an update on My octopus ,
we went out again yesterday and there has been a big change in the octopus site , it loo ks like a big sting ray has found the site and been feeding , there is a crater in the middle of the den quite deep , which looks similar to other holes that rays make when feeding for crustations , crabs and shells on the sand , they kinda land on a site and fluff up and down with their wings stiring up the substrate and anything living in it and eating what ever gets unearthed ,
so im guessing the Ray was after a octopus or a crab or other animal living on the site ,the crater does not look like anchor damage ,
there are still 6 octopus living on the site and they appear to be rebuilding their homes , the main Rock in the middle of the site is fully exposed , the octopus seem disturbed , not as playful but partly out of there holes and alert.
i approached the main octopus and he played for a while but then lost interest , then i showed him my yellow dive torch , he instantly pounced on it and wanted it , i let him have it for a while and had a hard time getting it back .
showed the same torch to another octopus , he was uninterested and actually pushed it and me away whith his tenticle ,
they really do have moods and when they dont want to play they will let you know , they also blow water at me when they dont want me near .
hope to get back soon to see how the rebuilding is going
comments welcome
Regards
Matty