Friday Cephalopod: And unto you will be born this day…
Category: Cephalopods • Organisms
Posted on: December 22, 2006 9:12 AM, by PZ Myers
Octopus berrima
Figure from Cephalopods: A World Guide (amzn/b&n/abe/pwll), by Mark Norman.
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Posted by: Daephex | December 22, 2006 9:31 AM
Wow! For a minute there (and mind you, I just woke up) I thought that picture was the worst example of a British smile I ever saw. YIKES!
Posted by: BJN | December 22, 2006 10:23 AM
Hark! The herald siphons sing!
I'm a sucker for a baby octopus photo.
Posted by: spin sycle | December 22, 2006 12:03 PM
yeah...sorrry, no offense but at first glance i sorta got sick...just a little....then it dawned on me
Posted by: Oscar Zoalaster | December 22, 2006 12:04 PM
Some bizarre satire is available at Slate. At least I assume it is satire since the article makes some absolutely ridiculous claims without noting that they were ridiculous: http://slate.com/id/2155745
Posted by: j | December 22, 2006 12:36 PM
Yes, I thought it was a mouth too.
Posted by: Great White Wonder | December 22, 2006 1:46 PM
So cute!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jon H | December 22, 2006 1:54 PM
Obviously the lady has an advanced case of The Innsmouth Look.
Posted by: Matt | December 22, 2006 2:45 PM
I agree with some others here: my first reaction was to run off and floss furiously.