An Octopus At Zoe

Thanks to Lefke Kerr, dedicated Zoaista who sighted and photographed this Caribbean Reef Octopus with her underwater camera in the photo gallery above. We may never have noticed this stealthy and special visit if she hadn't taken a group of Zoaistas to clean Zoe at the right place and time. 

In the first video clip, you will see the first glimpses of the Octopus lurking behind the back right-center leg. It then moves to the back center leg, to the front center leg, to the far left leg, and finally to the far right leg where it climbs approximately three feet up on the outer right side of the leg. It nestles in and changes color to match its surroundings and safely rests for a while.

In the second video clip, you will see the divers arrive and notice the Octopus. 

Timestamps for watching the original full length live stream video on the  Living Sea Sculpture YouTube Channel: 

Video timestamps:

🐙  3:41:00 - Octopus swims into view from right

🐙  3:41:15 - Reaches central leg and stops

🐙  3:41:26 - Crosses to left leg

🐙  3:41:32 - Tries to tuck in under left leg

🐙  3:41:00 - Octopus attacked by fish

🐙  3:42:52 - Octopus trying hard to hide

🐙  3:43:16 - Attaches to frame on left leg and then swims across to right leg

🐙  3:45:38 - Climbs around from inside to outside on right hand leg

🐙  4:34:51 - Octopus quite hidden and moves a little 

🐙  4:48:32, 5:33:24 - Can see Octopus bump on right leg

🐙  6:49:06 - Divers arrive 

🐙  6:50:00 - Spotted Octopus - underwater "woooo"

🐙  6:51:38 - See Octopus coming around side of frame with divers in fore and background