Friday Cephalopod: Tentacular!
Category: Cephalopods • Organisms
Posted on: February 1, 2008 8:37 AM, by PZ Myers
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Posted by: James | February 1, 2008 9:06 AM
This is clearly one of....
GOD'S COOL DESIGNS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcrq5OOkQdk
YAYYYYYYY!!!!
Posted by: maxi | February 1, 2008 9:27 AM
Right, I've been staring at this for some time now and still can't find Waldo.
Can anyone help?
Posted by: October Mermaid | February 1, 2008 9:52 AM
The octopus is, truly, the barrel cactus of the sea.
The barrel cactus, incidentally, is the Wilford Brimley of the desert.
Posted by: Janne | February 1, 2008 10:12 AM
I got a picture like that - but squid:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jannem/322069320/
Posted by: One Eyed Jack | February 1, 2008 10:20 AM
I think you're looking at it wrong, October.
That is neither a picture of tentacles nor Waldo. It's a overview shot from a Sunday morning at a typical evangelical church.
See all the suckers?
OEJ
Posted by: Sili | February 1, 2008 1:06 PM
I'm pretty sure I'm gonna have nightmares now ...
Posted by: John | February 1, 2008 1:21 PM
Nice picture, looks good...yum, yum, yum.
Posted by: isabelita | February 1, 2008 1:28 PM
Too bad they're dead...they'd be much lovelier swimimng away.
Posted by: Anonymous Prime | February 1, 2008 1:34 PM
I've posted this before, but apparently way too late in that thread for anyone to notice:
http://slackoff.blogspot.com/2008/01/sushi.html
Posted by: mudderbadger | February 1, 2008 4:16 PM
AH! All these cephalopods on a Friday afternoon make me hungry for good Greek cooking! Especially on a cold winter day like today...
Posted by: K T Cat | February 1, 2008 7:25 PM
Beautiful, if a bit sad. Thanks for sharing.