I love octopuses – or is it octopi? They’re so smart, I can’t bring myself to eat them. I was snorkeling off the coast of San Pedro in Belize in very shallow water, when I spotted some movement – my first octopus sighting! Quick as a whistle, it darted into a reef and changed color, turning white to blend in with the coral.
Can you spot the octopus? It’s that white thing in the center, with two little eyes peeking out.
Then, much to my amazement, it latched on to a conch shell and started pulling it over itself, until only two beady eyes remained.
If you look very carefully, you’ll see the eyes.
Mr. Octopus is not pleased. I think by this point he had pulled a second shell onto himself.
We stared at each other for a few minutes in a tense standoff, and then I let the octopus be. I went back to my kayak – it took me about ten tries to climb over the side and get inside the damn thing! Especially because the person I was with decided to take pictures instead of help me.
Why don’t you put down the camera and help me?
