Camera catches octopus clinging to rocks as it rides out B.C.'s bomb cyclone
Land-dwellers weren't the only ones impacted by the recent storms.
B.C. has had some headline-worthy weather lately, with a pair of bomb cyclones hitting the province in one week.
Above sea level, the snow associated with the systems was enough to allow Big White Ski Resort to open early.
But land-dwelling creatures aren't the only ones that felt the effects of the storms: Ocean Networks Canada, which monitors much of the country's coastline via a network of underwater cameras, caught a subsurface struggle.
One camera off Vancouver Island picked up footage of a giant Pacific octopus feeling the impacts of the storm on Wednesday. It appeared to be holding on for dear life as high-velocity currents knocked it around.
According to Ocean Network Canada, the wave heights are around 1 metre in normal conditions.
At the time of the video, the wave heights were 10 metres, the vertical currents were about three times stronger than usual, and conditions were rapidly changing.
Rainy weekend ahead
The weekend forecast isn't in the clear, with high winds and heavy rain expected for parts of the province through Sunday.
With files from April Walker. Header image created using graphic elements from Canva Pro.
