Indie Squid Kid

I found each of these impressive examples of octapodian body art on the Tumblr blog All Things Under Water. Wherever possible, I’ve included artist/source information.

heathurrrhippo.tumblr.com says, “This is my octopus just after it was done around 2 years ago. The redness is mostly just irritation and is all just gray shading now.”

(Via F**k Yeah, Tattoos!)

“Ollie Octopus” done by Aaron Carey at PermaGrafix

(Via F**k Yeah, Tattoos!)

incomprehensibleuniverse.tumblr.com says, “Because jellyfish and octopi are gorgeous creatures.”

(Via F**k Yeah Ocean Creatures)

3/4 sleeve, artwork by Lee Conklin at Crimson Empire in Edmonton, AB

(Via F**k Yeah, Tattoos!)

This stony fellow can be found perched high atop the Washington National Cathedral.

(Photo by Victoria Pickering, via tentacle spectacle)

Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but that’s OK because CEPHALOPOD LOVE OBSERVES NOT YOUR PUNY HUMAN HOLIDAYS!

Currently sold out, so you may want to keep an eye on the W+K Studio blog for any news.

(Via Sacred Squid, via Design Detox)

“CephaLovePod” by Phineas X. Jones

design by APSketches

What devilry is this? A T-shirt post on a day other than Tuesday?? Well, given the current trend of T-shirt sites that offer their designs for one day only, one has to learn to be flexible.

Of course, once again, I am a little late to the punch here, but this shirt is still available (only $10!) for a few hours more. It’s an octopus next to a pirate skull! What’s not to love? Buy it while you can from Ript Apparel.

I also have to give a shout out to Natalie for tipping me off about this one!

(Via Cephalolove, via whitneyblaine)

I know I already have T-shirt Tuesday, but among the countless links I’ve been amassing are several amazing examples of tentacle-y tattoo art. I’ll probably still make a t-shirt post later, but for now, please enjoy some fine cephalopod ink!

by Deno at Circus Tattoo in Alcorcon, Madrid www.myspace.com/denotattoo

(Via All Things Underwater, via Death To False Tattoos)

“kraken” by Iain Burke

(Via All Things Underwater, via nautical nancy)

(Via Cephalolove, via Stoned Lesbians)

(Via All Things Underwater, via F**k Yeah, Tattoos!)

by Damien Rodriguez

(Via Cephalolove, via InkPixie)

Filmed in Blairgowrie, Victoria. Not sure what species this is.

(Via Sacred Squid)

“Octofogey” by Tim Shumate (via Cephalolove, via vaporkillz)

It should be clear to all by now that the Internet is also an infinite source of images of things with moustaches.

If you are reading this blog, you already know that cephalopods are awesome…and why they are awesome. (And that is why YOU are awesome!) However, it is always nice when someone, such as BoingBoing contributor Maggie Koerth-Baker, expertly summarizes the amazing features of our squishy friends. This pithy video is the short version of “Those Fabulous Octopus Brains,” a 30 min presentation she gave last August for a University of New Mexico IGERT symposium.

If you want to see the original full-length presentation, you can find it here.

Via Laughing Squid and BoingBoing.

I know I’ve let this blog languish a bit recently, and I thank you for sticking with me. Over the past few months I have collected literally hundreds of links to cool examples of cephalopod art, photography, and miscellaneous awesomeness. Over the next week or so, I plan to flood your RSS reader with a veritable swarm of new posts (although I guess “shoal” might be a more biologically apt term). I also haven’t forgotten about the Architeuthis Across America project…I just need to get my house in order first.