An octopus has been detected floating along the canals of Venice.

Footage which was shared on social media by Marco Sigovini shows the big creature drifting in the water near the Piazzale Roma in the Italian city.

It comes weeks after the tourist location was brought to a standstill when the nation was placed right into lockdown to stop the additional spread of coronavirus.

Since the video arised, it has actually left experts damaging their heads as to how the octopus discovered its method to Venice.

Luca Mizzan, the director of the city’s Natural History Museum, told the Corriere del Veneto that absolutely nothing can be dismissed which it can also be a trick.

He said: “It’s truly extremely odd than an octopus can arrive in that environment thus far from the sea and near to the hinterland.

“Nothing can be ruled out also if it’s a joke. The video shows that he is a visibly healthy octopus, he is not afraid.”

Irene Guarneri is among the environmentalists who has actually been taking a look at the clip. Speaking about the video footage and what it implies, she stated that though it isn’t entirely unusual for these animals to be identified in the waters there, it is ‘absolutely extremely uncommon’.

She said: “Surely it is related to the decrease in traffic as a result of the lockdown.”

For weeks, Venice, like several other popular destinations, has actually been deserted, without any gondolas, cruise ship linings, or vaporettos in sight, leaving the waters clear of website traffic as well as air pollution.

Earlier this month, a jellyfish was also seen swimming with the canals.

Biologist Andrea Mangoni, that operates in Venice, was able to capture a clip of the jellyfish as it made its means through the water, which is now clear due to the continuous coronavirus lockdown.

Speaking to Reuters, Mangoni claimed the low tide integrated with reduced web traffic made it possible to see the animals go back to the canals.

He added: “I was able to movie a jellyfish that was swimming near to the San Marco square, only [a] couple of inches listed below the water surface area.”

Sharing his clip on Instagram, Mangoni wrote: “Sometimes you simply need to alter your point of view, to appreciate a ghost relocating through the Venetian palaces.

“Thanks to the outstanding tranquility of the canals of Venice because of the lack of boats, this [barrel] jellyfish (rhizostoma pulmo) swam in the clear waters near the Baretteri Bridge, and also seemed to slide via the representation of the structures.”