“As I filmed the majestic movement of this beautiful beast he began to take an interest in my GoPro, almost attempting to snatch it from my hands but perhaps he had had enough camera candy for the moment. Moments later, the octopus began to take an interest in Marcotte and even “attempted to snatch” the GoPro in his hands. Credit: Michael Marcotte /Facebook Moments later, the octopus began to take an interest in Marcotte and attempted to ‘snatch’ the GoPro in his hands. “Soon afterwards Larry, the GPO, lost interest and swam back to the wall and began searching for a new perch.” The octopus is seen wrapping its tentacles around Stuart Sheldon’s torso. A large amber plastic bag, perhaps an old set of bag pipes abandoned at sea, ‘Oh my god a GPO!’ I remembered my GoPro was clipped off on one of my D-rings and so I began to film this abstract visage before me. “At first I had no idea what I was looking at. “As I looked up from the wall I saw my buddy in an upright stance with an amused if not stunned and confused look upon his countenance. In a feeble manner my buddy Stu decided to swim as best he could to show me the GPO I would name Larry,” Marcotte said. ![]() “As he began to take the photos the GPO jumped on to his camera and wrapped some of its tendrils around Stu’s neck, limbs and torso. The diver began to film the incredible moment and watched his companion’s “stunned and confused” face upon witnessing the mollusc approach him. Marcotte added that the octopus, whom they also decided to nickname “Larry”, then proceeded to jump onto Sheldon’s camera and wrap its tendrils around his companion’s body. ![]() As he hovered motionless in front of this incredible creature he began to set up his camera to take a shot, hoping I would soon join him.” “As he descended he saw a GPO (giant Pacific octopus) on the wall. “Not far from me, perhaps fifty yards (45m) away was Stu with his camera at a similar depth. “When I descended to about 40’ (40 feet or 12m) I began searching for octopus in the cracks and crevices along the wall that was teaming with anemones, soft corals, crustaceans and countless examples of unique marine life. “While diving on the Browning wall my buddy Stuart Seldon and I got separated upon descent due to the rushing tides,” Marcotte explained in a Facebook post. Credit: Michael Marcotte /Facebook Diver Michael Marcotte said they named the octopus the GPO or ‘Giant Pacific Octopus’ during a dive in October 2022. Fascinating footage has gone viral on social media after an octopus was filmed wrapping its tentacles around a diver in Canada. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Giant octopus wraps tentacles around diver. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >
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