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I was watching the History Channel this evening which featured a group of divers in search of giant humbolt squid in the Sea of Cortez. One of the divers gave a detailed description of an attach by 3-4 squid at a depth of 50 feet whereby his arm was grabbed and pulled back dislodging his shoulder while another squid wrapped itself around his thigh and began to pull him down. Although he was eventually able to get himself free of the squid and back up to the boat the encounter made me wonder if diving was more dangerous that I originally thought. My boyfriend (MEMpilot) is an accomplished technical diver who assured me that what I saw on the show was a carefully edited piece of "entertainment footage" and that what I did not see was what was done to provoke the squid in the first place.
I am in the process of getting certified and have a trip to Bonaire booked with MEMpilot (with him as my dive buddy I know I have nothing to fear) and he assured me I will not even encounter a squid on our trip...but I am curious as to anyone out there who may have actually come in contact with a squid and it's reaction to them (without any provocation).
I am in the process of getting certified and have a trip to Bonaire booked with MEMpilot (with him as my dive buddy I know I have nothing to fear) and he assured me I will not even encounter a squid on our trip...but I am curious as to anyone out there who may have actually come in contact with a squid and it's reaction to them (without any provocation).