A scuba diver in America comes face-to-face with a giant Pacific octopus while exploring Three Tree Point dive site near Seattle.

Filmed on May 16, the giant Pacific octopus moves towards the diver at great speed before attempting to steal a large underwater camera. The diver continues to film the huge animal as it's tentacles engulf the camera.

The filmer told Newsflare: "I started filming as soon as I saw the octopus jetting through the water.

"Typically giant Pacific octopuses are rather shy and we scuba divers see them deep in their dens, so we get giddy when seeing them out in the open.

"Not sure why this one behaved this way, but it was a delight to see!"

Went scuba diving recently, and a Giant Pacific Octopus attempts to steal my scuba diver's camera! I started filming as soon as I saw the octopus jetting through the water column towards us. Then, as it crept along, its back tentacles pick ups large stick while its front tentacles are reaching out toward my dive buddy. Typically GPOs are rather shy, and we scuba divers see them deep in their dens and get 'giddy' when seeing them 'out in the open'. Not sure why this one behaved this way, but it was a delight to see!