Speak about clingy.
An Italian model vacationing within the Seychelles found love when he was least expecting it — with an octopus.
Federico Cola was taking a dip within the stunning waters of the East African honeymooners paradise when the creature cruised over — promptly attaching itself to the hunky holidaymaker and refusing to let go.
The meet-cute was captured on Cola’s Instagram account. Viewers can see the octopus tripping up the thing of her affection, wrapping herself around his legs as he’s attempting to walk out of the ocean in an effort to get him to note her.
“What a magical surprise this primary of the yr, I discovered my love (actually she found me) haha,” the caption on the video read. Nearly a million viewers have liked the clip.
As Cola tries to untangle himself from her tentacles, the cephalopod asserts her dominance by latching onto his back.
Despite the weird situation, Cola appeared comfortable with the creature. He walked her out of the Indian Ocean to splash her with water, caressed her, and let her latch on to him.
Many individuals online joked in regards to the chemistry between the pair.
“She is falling in love with you,” gushed a watcher.
“That octopus knew exactly what she was doing,” laughed one person. “Get a room.”
“Undecided if this got here to me through my hot guy algorithm or my octopus lover algorithm,” one other confessed.
“That’s truthfully amazing but initially I believe I’d’ve died and had a heart attack!” admitted an Instagram user.
Some onlookers were quick to guage the budding relationship.
Octonation, an Octopus activist group on Instagram, didn’t see the interaction as endearing as Cola’s many followers.
They called out the model for his alleged “harsh and unproductive” behavior towards the ocean creature — sparking an ideal debate.
Cola and the organization exchanged words backwards and forwards, in now-deleted comments. The 2 parties eventually took their conversation private, where they were capable of reach a resolution.
Octonation later released a lengthy statement apologizing for the misunderstanding.
Upon further examination, the group stated that the octopus was “likely senescent and displaying end-of-life behavior,” explaining the intimate conduct with the model.
Cola chimed in, saying, “I’m glad that after watching my whole video, you understood that it was a unprecedented event and that I just wanted to indicate people who we are able to love this special animal.”
