I was going to write a full on Cephalopodmas screed about this, but in the end it’s just way too cool on it’s own merit to warrant that. Check it out; the Squidtivity:

That’s one of the three wise squid, by the way.

It’s still a couple of months before this years cephalopodmas, but already my hopes are raised that this may be the year the Great Cthulhu stirs from his ancient slumber to consume us all. See; he sends forth his minions from the depths to strike fear into the very hearts of men.

One thing I’m not clear on though; is it still an octopus? ;)

And you thought I’d forgotten!

Predictably, you can check out the cephalopodcast blog (or just click the link above) for links to all the nice people doing tenticular things by way of celebration. I just wish I had something to share…

Well, I guess there’s always lolthulhu; I could link to that? No? OK, never mind - forget I said anything.

Utter genius.

Linked from Cephalopodcast. Oh, and don’t follow that link if human/octopus hybrid action figures are the sort of thing that might upset you.

PZ posts a picture of a cephalopod every Friday and, given my obsession with the order, it’s a constant battle for me not just to mirror those posts every week, but I resist; after all, if people really want to see pictures of cephalopods every Friday, they probably already read his site.

This week I just couldn’t resist though. Just look at him:

This might just be as cute as the cephalokitten. And I don’t say that lightly.

This is serious.

It’s absolutely critical that somebody (anybody) who can knit sorts me out with one of these – you can take your pick as to which marine invertibrate.

I’ll pay. Seriously.

Thanks to The Other 95% for the link.