A diver in Florida was inked in the face by a giant octopus after it swam away when he tried to touch it.
The funny footage filmed at Delray Beach, Florida shows the diver, known as Mario, swimming towards the octopus with his hand outstretched.
But as he tentatively reaches out to touch the octopus, it squirts him in the face with its ink and swims away before Mario can react.
The footage was filmed on Christmas Eve at 3pm.
Mario can be seen trying to touch the octopus but it is clear that the creature doesn’t want the attention.
The video shows the stillness underwater as Mario glides towards the octopus, which is partially camouflaged as it lays on the sea bed.
The diver, called Mario, reached out a hand to try and touch the giant octopus underwater at Delray Beach, Florida
However, Mario got more than he bargained for when the octopus squirted black ink in his face before dashing away
However, the octopus shatters the calm and flees rapidly as the diver approaches.
Before dashing away, the giant octopus manages to release its natural defence mechanism with its cloudy black ink covering Mario’s face.
To his credit, the diver does not panic as he is temporarily blinded by the octopus.
After mere seconds, the octopus disappeared from the video, leaving behind a cloud black ink in Mario’s face
Mario, grimacing, floated upwards back towards surface but avoided injury with his black swimming goggles protecting his face
However, it brings a swift end to his underwater jaunt and Mario instantly rises back up towards the surface, grimacing.
His eyes and face are protected by a pair of large black swimming goggles.
The octopus manages to completely disappear from the scene in just seconds in an astonishing display of speed.
Mario had spotted the giant octopus while diving underwater at Delray Beach, Florida and swam towards it
The diver reached out a tentative hand to try and touch the octopus as it lay partially camouflaged on the sea bed
The video uses a slow-motion replay to show just how quickly the octopus reacted to Mario.
It is unknown who filmed the footage.
The clip was posted on video-sharing website Newsflare.