Mating Octopus Encounter in San Diego

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5 жыл бұрын

Zach's Scuba Shack presents a beautiful interaction between a mating pair of octopus at Mission Point in San Diego California.

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@reggieoverton4437 3 жыл бұрын

This scuba noises are annoying but good video

@ashsteepingtea 3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure they're fighting. See how they flash changing colors and stretch themselves out? They're also blowing water at each other which is why the sand keeps puffing up.

@silver_tongue9644 3 жыл бұрын

In lots of animals fighting and sexual forplay go hand in hand

@ashsteepingtea 3 жыл бұрын

@@silver_tongue9644 that is a good point tbh. I'm no expert, just an octopus enthusiast who still has much to learn!

@msfcabrita 3 жыл бұрын

I think they are two males and they both seem to think the other is a female.

@silver_tongue9644 3 жыл бұрын

@@msfcabrita what makes u say that?

@msfcabrita 3 жыл бұрын

@@silver_tongue9644 because the male has a special arm (longer) it uses to deliver a bundle of sperm directly into the female's mantle cavity, and it appears it's what they are both trying to at the same time and also pushing the other away.

@6teezkid 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve not seen octopuses be aggressive like this while engaging in sex. Seems they both are willing participants when I’ve seen before. Oh, yeah! I’ve seen a lot! Cuz I absolutely love these animals!! I just adore them. It makes me sad to know they’re engaging in “foreplay” for death, but don’t know it. She dies after right after they hatch and he dies maybe around a couple months later. After he has ejaculated, it has physiologically changed many things and he loses appetite. Yeah, he basically starves to death, but there are other chemicals that have changed in his body. Evolution was too kind to them.

@dasczwo 2 жыл бұрын

…or kind to us. If they grew to 70years old and developed writing, direct teaching to new generations of octapus… would be their planet.

@sazikanebaldimor2386 2 жыл бұрын

yeah i guess it would be there planet..i knew the female died when her children hatched. i didnt know about the male. the way both parents die for their offspring reminds me of "the darkness" its comics

@ben-hunganh9239 3 жыл бұрын

perfect sound

@maureenlynden2477 3 жыл бұрын

Is that how they do it, that was strange to watch

@marcellasoohoo3446 Жыл бұрын

What the heck are you doing?

@sandybanjo 3 жыл бұрын

They are like tarantulas in the mating process, but I assume she doesn't eat the male afterwards.

@dasczwo 3 жыл бұрын

Nah, they both die. Its some inbuilt metebolic starving mechanism they have Otherwise they would have already taken over the world. Some species watch over the eggs till they hatch,then die of starvation. Strange eh?

@silver_tongue9644 3 жыл бұрын

Actually sometimes yes She dose eat him Here u will see him being very very careful not to let her get a hold of him

@guymontag6711 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't presume if I were the male octopus.

@martinhove6108 2 жыл бұрын

Leo ♌ is not underwater to, mate please come over Yes ma'am

@dasczwo 3 жыл бұрын

Care for a little Fishermans story? As a Kid I used to spearfish octapusses (octapussies??) a lot. Usually they hide below a rock, alll you can see is the eye and one arm. When you approach them they do their camouflage thing and once they realize you saw them they turn red, swell up, spit ink and disappear. so when it becomes red you hit it. at least the greek ones behave like this. So one day I see a strange looking mess of an octapus sit on top of a rock, moving slowly about. in broad day light, very unusual, so I cock my speargun an dive down. coming closer it ignores me and I notice it really looks strange, couldn't tell where it begins and ends. eventually I touch him with the trident, no reaction, just wiggling about. So I say, ok. your dead. Bam. and hit it. I hit two. They were clearly mating, and it didn't look anything like in this video. Also it really got to me. Very unsporty. It was my last octapus kill, I quit spearfishing after that. Marvelous intelligent animals.

@murielvaillancourt3855 3 жыл бұрын

Murderer.

@dasczwo 3 жыл бұрын

@@murielvaillancourt3855 Right, Fishing they call it. and i really regret it. Awesome little Alien beeings. I spare you more details on how long it takes for their 9 brains to stop working after you rip their guts out. Ok?

@teylahh 3 жыл бұрын

@@murielvaillancourt3855 he clearly regretted it so much so that he quit spear fishing all together and your only reaction is to call him a murderer...? Nice one 👌🏻 smh

@silver_tongue9644 3 жыл бұрын

How did it look different? Some species actually for a short relationship but others eat each other Your story is sad, but also kinda cute

@mbuck7822 3 жыл бұрын

I am so glad you stopped spear fishing them. They are so intelligent and have a remarkable ability to remember

@beausky4100 3 жыл бұрын

who was the female

@Ancistrocheirus 3 жыл бұрын

2:24 the one below. The male above is using only the hectocotylized arm.

@frankn.5439 3 жыл бұрын

It sounds like your taking bong tokes. 🚬

@brodyd9800 3 жыл бұрын

I love octopuses, they are SO smart and evolved...SO I say this out of respect for them. Now that being said this is like watching Mortal Kombat...the sex edition. It seems like trying to have sex with a girl smacking the hell out of you every chance she gets. I have seen Octopus 🐙 mating before and I have never seen it with so much smacking.