Some days, I just have to get the cephalopod obsession out of my system with a quick purge of links from the mailbag.
Robot tentacles (via Amygdala)
Ancient octopus cartoon (via Holbo)
Pharyngula
Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
Hey! It’s not Friday yet! =P
I was going to recommend you visit Hakodate some time. I was there a month ago with my girlfriend. Not only do they have an awesome hotel with in-room onsen (hot spring bath), it’s a cool little port city with amazing seafood. Oh, and their official city mascot is a cephalopod, so there’s cephalopod imagery, art and toys all over the place.
The cephalopod in It Came from Beneath the Sea is a sextapus. (Harryhausen didn’t want to animate 8 legs, so he only used six!)
Mmmmmm takoyaki!
My father-in-law helped design the Talon robots :) He’s not too keen about their almost-exclusively military use (in fact, a lot of the people in his company have left because of the weaponization of the Talon) but still, I get a little thrill every time I see them mentioned in the media.
Squid-licious!
http://www.animalshaveproblemstoo.com/thumbs/octopus-store.jpg
Leave us not forget the giant squid light switch cover
http://www.cafepress.com/thickets
It Came From beneath the Sea. My favorite horror flick, when I was a kid. What a great scare!.