Watch Terrifying Moment When an Octopus Jumps Out of the Water to Kill a Crab

It’s rare to see an octopus attack a crab, but it’s even rarer to see one jumping out of the water to do so.
Watch Terrifying Moment When an Octopus Jumps Out of the Water to Kill a Crab
Jack Phillips
3/4/2015
Updated:
7/18/2015

It’s rare to see an octopus attack a crab, but it’s even rarer to see one jumping out of the water to do so.

Here’s the video (Warning -- there’s some profanity toward the end):

The video, captured by YouTube user Porsche Indrisie, shows the octopus leaping from a shallow pool before it engulfs a crab with its tentacles.

The mollusk then drags the hapless crustacean back into the water, presumably killing and eating it.

The whole thing lasts less than 30 seconds.

“Holy [expletive]!” says Indrisie in the video.

The video was captured in the western Australian town of Yallingup, according to MailOnline.

“The best and unexpected video I’ve ever captured!” Indrisie adds.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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