I was on a night dive in the Philippines and a bobtail came right up to my buddy and I, we were staring at it with the torch below it and she was hovering right in front of us with her tentacles in a long sleek point, al of a sudden she whipped them out and made herself as big as possible, and almost went for me, I was crying, so cute
Reminds me of the Netflix documentary film My Octopus Teacher, not with a cuttlefish but with a octopus, highly recommended if you haven’t seen it. A naturalist and filmmaker dived out everyday to bond with a octopus. 10 years in the making.
that cuttlefish probably sounded crazy going back to tell his friends and family "You know the myth of those large weird looking creatures that blow bubbles while staring at us?! I JUST seen one! it tried to hold me!"
Funnily, after being visibly startled by him the cuttlefish just looked like he was gonna just move on with his business. He only payed attention when the diver was "picking him up"
I swear I think a lot of animals are brighter and more conscious than we realize. Every time I see this it hurts my heart to know the way we use them all for food
That interaction with the cuttlefish was epic! I was holding my breath the entire time. I know you will never forget that amazing moment. That bobtail squid was so adorable! I just love sea creatures. 😍
oh my gosh, the porcupine fish and squid! Ahhh they're so cute. The squid using its arms to cover itself from you is adorable! Seeing the porcupine fish inflate was so cool!
My husband and I have seen a bobbit worm up close years ago. We were visiting relatives in my husbands birth country-Karachi, Pakistani. It was at nighttime during a high tide I believe because the waves were rough and high. Lots of marine animals were getting tossed onto the shore. I even saw a dead black and white striped baby sea snake floating atop the waves. It was about a foot long. This bobbit worm was also a baby one. Only two feet long or so. The thickness maybe like your forearm or a little less? Very thick in diameter. It was just laying out on the beach. Not buried under the sand as you would usually expect. At the time neither of us had ever seen or even heard of a bobbit worm. We were cautious as if it was venomous. I remember it was a pinkish red color and did have this iridescent sheen to it. Those hook like appendages on its jaws I can never forget as they snapped open and closed just like in the video! My curious husband grabbed a foot long stick and tried to pick the thing up to get a better look at it. He gently lifted this thing and it would flip over and over. My husband asked me, “ What the hell is this?” I had no idea either as I said at the time and never seen or knew of such a creature before. It reminds me of a giant centipede! Coyote Peterson would freak as I know he’s not fond of centipedes-neither was my mother-in-law who passed away a few years ago. Coyote and her would both be on the ceiling if they saw one-and as close enough to touch it as I have! It truly is a thing a creature of nightmares or a sci fy movie! Very true indeed. I do not wish to come face to face with the creepy crawly mysterious bobbit worm of the deep ever again! I’ll run for the hills! Yikes! 😳 😮
bobbit worms are a nightmare indeed, especially for saltwater aquarium enthusiasts as they can just appear in their tanks from rocks they buy etc. A 5ft bobbit worm can hide itself in a 3 inch rock. You can't really kill a bobbit worm, if you split it into pieces those segmented pieces will just turn into another bobbit worm. So now you've got 3 worms to get rid of. They will line their burrows with a mucous that makes them even harder to extract, one enthusiast ended up just smashing his aquarium to get rid of the worm. They are brainless, can grow up to 10ft long, have a deadly neurotoxin and not only do the mandibles deliver the toxin, the bristles along its body can too. The neurotoxin will cause permanent nerve damage.
I mean come on, the content. From a bunch of guys filming some insects to world class content. This is spectacular stuff guys, the editing, the close up, the quality. Well done guys, really.
Me personally, I have recently been fascinated by the Bobbit worm so this is really crazy timing! I have been watching brave wilderness for so many years! You guys have really been keeping me loving animals!! You’re awesome ❤️
@@gulmen1919The ocean is both amazing and terrifying depending on what you run into down there. Generally, as long as you know what to avoid or watch out for as a diver you’ll be safe.
The scariest thing for me is the darkness behind him. I kept imagining something massive like a shark appearing out of nowhere to smile for the camera.
I think this was a very valuable bit of footage. How the porcupinefish used its defense mechanism to escape a bobbit worm is probably not something that has been filmed ever. Very interesting for sure.
That Bobbit worm is essentially a real life Saarlac from Star Wars, hell I was taken aback when you said it could be 10ft long. Geez. That cuttlefish moment was pretty much poetry given form though. One of those moments in life that make you think about the nature of the world and our place in it.
I love it when you share your dives, Mark! That was so cool! The Bobbit Worm was fascinating. The cuttlefish and teeny Bobtail squid were so cute ☺️ Sea life is the coolest!
This was an AWESOME video! I loved the explanation and details given about each life form the diver came along - and as much as I came here to learn about the Bobbit Worm - The face-to-face with the cuttlefish was pure coolness!
Wow, amazingly cool video! The scene with the cuttlefish is just mesmerizing, fascinating, gorgeous! It's very apparent that the little guy IS as curious about Mark as he is about it! Wow. It took my breath away! The school of catfish swarming gracefully was both lovely and grotesque to me, as I am disturbed by clusters of things, for some reason. Perhaps connected to my Trypophobia. But wow, there is so much beauty in the sea! Still, I'll leave it to others to explore, as I have Thalassophobia as well. Great voiceover too, Mark! Or, wait...would this be a "voiceunder?" I mean, you found Flotsam and Jetsam! ("Under the sea! Under the sea! Darling it's better down where it's..." Okay, I'll stop.) This is going into my favorite videos folder!
Woah! The cuttlefish was incredible! It might as well be the equivalent to making first contact with an alien! That bobbit worm is terrifying... the way it attacks its prey really is sci-fi. I also noticed the amount of little creatures swimming around in the water. The dirt that makes up the sea floor would be so exciting to look at with a microscope! This entire video is a cool science fiction movie ❤
I'll be honest toward the end I was thinking "if he let's the cuttlefish get eaten too imma have to fly out and drop kick someone" lol everything followed you to a death trap
Finally, Brave Wilderness is doing an episode about the Bobbit Worm 🐛😊. Now, please do an episode showing WHAT HAPPENS TO THEIR PREY WHEN THEY'RE EATING IT UNDERGROUND. 😮
@@packagin4255 Just stick a camera right in there, of course! How else!? For real though, and I am theorizing this as it's possible this encounter could never happen again, but maybe get one of those thin cameras and let the Bobbit Worm "catch" it? I honestly don't know if it's possible or not, I am absolutely not an expert, or even a beginner, but I am curious. Maybe capture one and put it in an aquarium? I'd like to see what happens, if there's any way.
I just discovered your channel. Mind blown when saw the number of subscribers. 10 mins into it I understand why. Excellent video (love the slow motion) and description, the music adds a cool mystique. Looking forward to your other videos. Thank you, keep them coming and stay safe out there.
That was really interesting, it seems like the Bobbit worm was up higher when it was around the porcupine fish, which swims above the ground. But seemed to burry itself lower when the scorpion fish came along, which crawl along the ground. That seems very intelligent.
