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Underwater wonders, Balinese bamboo shark vs octopus

"Bamboo Shark vs Octopus" 38-year-old Nicholas Rethymount captures this heart-stopping moment for us at Manta Point in Bali;

Underwater wonders, Balinese bamboo shark vs octopus

Nicholas said he saw the black-brown striped bamboo shark while filming on a dive under the sea. Hungry, it saw octopus hiding inside as it passed a pile of reefs, and instantly became excited;

Underwater wonders, Balinese bamboo shark vs octopus

Sharks are constantly harassing octopuses at the mouth of the cave;

Underwater wonders, Balinese bamboo shark vs octopus

The two sides are engaged in a protracted tug-of-war;

Underwater wonders, Balinese bamboo shark vs octopus

Fierce battles, so that the seabed dust scattered;

Underwater wonders, Balinese bamboo shark vs octopus

Another tentative attack by the shark;

Underwater wonders, Balinese bamboo shark vs octopus

The battle was fierce, and the dust raised made the originally pure sea water turbid;

Underwater wonders, Balinese bamboo shark vs octopus

The frightened octopus immediately sprayed a large amount of ink, trying to blind the shark's eyes;

Underwater wonders, Balinese bamboo shark vs octopus

The ink is too thick, and the sharks fight and retreat. Exit the battlefield first, wait for a good view and then fight;

Underwater wonders, Balinese bamboo shark vs octopus

Taking advantage of the octopus's lower defenses, the shark with the ink on its body turned around and launched a new round of attacks towards the octopus;

Underwater wonders, Balinese bamboo shark vs octopus

Spotted bamboo shark a dragon swinging tail, straight to the octopus's nest;

Underwater wonders, Balinese bamboo shark vs octopus

This time the octopus was not so lucky, and was uprooted by the shark;

Underwater wonders, Balinese bamboo shark vs octopus

The spotted bamboo shark swallows the octopus in one bite, and the ink sprayed by the octopus flows out of the shark's mouth;

Underwater wonders, Balinese bamboo shark vs octopus

The sharks are well fed and move their positions to continue looking for other prey.

Underwater wonders, Balinese bamboo shark vs octopus