The phrase has entirely different connotations for cephalopods.
Bonus! Spot the female before going to the diagram.
(via Giant Cuttlefish)
Friday Cephalopod: Octopus pitching a tent
Pharyngula
Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
So many shellfish strikingly sitting on the sandy seafloor s’well!
I tend to curl my toes like that during orgasm.
Here’s the man-made version.
Wow! That’s quite the midden. I wonder how long that octopus had been living there.
Bowm chicka bow wowm.
Looks like he took her out for a nice scallop dinner beforehand.
Don’t do it! It’s going to kill both of you!
I’d like to be under the Sea, in an Octopus’ garden, in the shade
(As opposed to Catholics who sing “I’d like to be under the See”)
Tentacle Love!
The female–that would be the green translucent one in the middle?
That is one excited octopus!
Nice one, Gnu Atheist.
The scallop shells are interesting. This spot is near another site where we think that the octos have brought in thousands of shells over a long period. Lots of scallop dinners.
@9. anuran : Good one.
Looks almost like there’s a model of the Flying Spaghetti Monster made of scallops, shells and seaweed under the octopus there too!