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Animal reviews!
Nov. 21st, 2006 01:22 amVia Pharyngula, animal reviews including squirrels, squid, and octopuses:
Octopi are what are known as Cephalopods, a science word meaning that they are constructed entirely out of squish, with no bones whatsoever. Sensational! Yet, unlike their clearly unmotivated cousins the clam and the spinach, they have managed to get themselves hold of tentacles. And not just two or three 'bitty' tentacles either, but eight great big ones sticking out of their drippy bodies, whipping out to grab fish and diver's air tanks. The only deterrent at first sight is the octopus’ overwhelmingly cold demeanour, which is at once both silent and calculating, and radiates an aura of eerie menace... we see great possibilities in the world of crime as a trained aquatic pickpocket, distracting divers with a flash of scintillating colour before snatching away expensive underwater equipment in a blur of suction-armed banditry. As the divers choke for air, they lose any last semblance of direction due to the cloud of ink that surrounds them. The octopus meanwhile, is merrily returning the valuables to your boat, to be pawned off for money and more octopuses.
Octopi are what are known as Cephalopods, a science word meaning that they are constructed entirely out of squish, with no bones whatsoever. Sensational! Yet, unlike their clearly unmotivated cousins the clam and the spinach, they have managed to get themselves hold of tentacles. And not just two or three 'bitty' tentacles either, but eight great big ones sticking out of their drippy bodies, whipping out to grab fish and diver's air tanks. The only deterrent at first sight is the octopus’ overwhelmingly cold demeanour, which is at once both silent and calculating, and radiates an aura of eerie menace... we see great possibilities in the world of crime as a trained aquatic pickpocket, distracting divers with a flash of scintillating colour before snatching away expensive underwater equipment in a blur of suction-armed banditry. As the divers choke for air, they lose any last semblance of direction due to the cloud of ink that surrounds them. The octopus meanwhile, is merrily returning the valuables to your boat, to be pawned off for money and more octopuses.
