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Old 07-22-2008, 12:10 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MSilvia View Post
I saw the photo on Flickr, and left the guy a comment. He replied, suprised to find out after the fact that the cute little blue ringed octopus has enough venom in a single bite to kill his whole neighborhood. Dummy.

Lucky for him, it apparently wanted to be held.
Lucky is right. The blue rings don't show until they are agitated
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They called themselves Guerrilla Divers.
Composed of elite divers with Macho mentalities, back when men were men, and FEAR was a lispy companion of the common Man. It was a time before insurance liabilities, lawsuits or beauracratic regulation of the "sport".
Guerrilla divers didn't need "Buoyancy Compensator Vests". In fact, "Anyone who needs a BC deserves to drown" was a popular adage.
Exploration and the Hunt came first, excitement and fun followed. Safety was the stepchild of fitness, good reflexes and a cool head.
This was a time of great Adventure.
HELP SUDS and Wounded Soldiers learn to DIVE!
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