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Originally posted by Selenurr
Yes!  I'm so scared something will grab my leg from underneath and drag me down.
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Movies implanted this misconception / fear in people. Sea animals rarely come towards you, it's humans that go towards them or enter their habitat. Most human-approaching sea animals are harmless anyway, and the dangerous ones only come towards you if triggered. The only thing that can pull you down as you say are seaweeds or strong current, but you can easily untangle yourself if caught. It's not like they grabbed you intentionally or something.

I've been tangled in those before and that's how they normally look like:
