Friday Cephalopod: A dignified beast

His swords must be at the smithy.

Personally, I think the well-drawn cephalopod in the picture in this post should be your FC:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/04/hey_they_stole_my_mission_st…

Secularism Kills!

That's more like it!

This species was perhaps the inspiration for the decor of brown and orange from the 1960s and early 1970s?

Man! Biology is sooo much cooler now then it was when I was in High School. Makes me wish I'd chosen a different career path. Perhaps if I had a different high school biology teacher. Perhaps one that wasn't an old creationist who didn't keep up with current research and was teaching a 20 year old curriculum (and that was 16 years ago).

You'd think a 'pus named for the Maori would sport more tattoos.

Then again, I suppose an organism with chromatophores has no need for artificial inking.

I know he's facing left, butif you visualize him facing right, he looks like a cross between Joe Camel and a smirking Jay leno...

...hmmm...a nice looking young man...but what's that growing from his nose?

I know he's facing left, butif you visualize him facing right, he looks like a cross between Joe Camel and a smirking Jay leno...

Evidence that the octopus was designed by R. J. Reynolds! Somebody get Behe on the phone! We'll argue for teaching that not only is the design intelligent, it has a rich, mellow flavour as well!

Okay that settles it, tonight is sushi night.

So that's what the sculptors on Easter Island used as inspiration!

They're magnificent beasts. In my days of snorkeling in the Mediterranean Sea, I observed lots of them in their natural habitat. Usually are hard to spot--you've got to have an eye for them.

But, they taste great! Cooked on a bbq...mmmmm

Looks like a visual aid for a session of CALL OF CTHULHU.

How do you know that this photo is of a fella?

Beautiful. I have trouble thinking about eating a creature like that after viewing such a striking close-up of a living, breathing (well...) individual looking confident and comfortable in its natural habitat.

I always laugh a little bit harder at that Monty Python "Cephalopod Documentary" sketch. They really are fascinating when you get to learning about them, despite the conspiracy of Big Comedy to shut out all reasoned public debate on the subject.

Why do I feel he should be singing "Old Man River" in a deep, resonating voice?

Because you know that all kiwis have deep, sexy voices?

Wazza

In which case it's be Uld Mun Ruver.

Fush n' Chups anyone?

Because you know that all kiwis have deep, sexy voices?

What, those bitty little birds with the long beaks can talk?

:o)

I wonder what a kiwi fruit would sound like. :P

It really is quite beautiful...

Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC0zOLqYnRg

Emmet,
Just so you know, kiwis have extremely short beaks. They do however, have very long noses.