Octopus Battles BC’s Bomb Cyclone in Ocean Floor Video

Octopus Battles BC’s Bomb Cyclone in Ocean Floor Video
A giant Pacific octopus featured in the "Spineless" exhibit at the New York Aquarium, takes a rest on the first day of reopening on Aug. 24, 2020, in New York. The Canadian Press/AP-Bebeto Matthews
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Even with eight legs it was difficult to hang on during this week’s bomb cyclone in British Columbia, with a remote camera capturing an octopus battling currents whipped up by the hurricane-force winds.

The giant Pacific octopus was spotted by an Ocean Networks Canada video camera on the sea floor off Vancouver Island’s west coast, clinging to rocks and coral buffeted by the currents early Wednesday.