Dumbo octopus: "pppbbbbbttthhh!"
This octopus is all: "I leeve in dee depths of dee oh-ceayns." [covers eyes with ear flaps] "No flash photographies!"
"Pppbbbbbtttthhh!!!"
I must say, this pic has been sent in by beellions of people, so thank you... most recently, "M.R.", courtesy of the NY Times.
See MORE interestin' pics in this here book: The Deep. Good idea, Steph H.!
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bleeny bleeny bleen bleen?
it almost looks like those animals made out of fruit...
anyone know what i'm talking about??
ali - Play With Your Food: http://www.amazon.com/Play-Your-Food-Joost-Elffers/dp/1556706308
i'm not so sure about "cute".
i'm sure its mother thinks it the cutest thing ever....
Be careful. Theo may eat it.
agree with Ali- looks kinda like a skinned mango or something???
Pixy Misa - YES! Thanks! Doesn't it look like it though?
Cute! Makes me think of...
"Awwww! You guys made me ink!"
ali:
You took the words right outta my mouth! That's EXACLTY what I thought!
What the Heck ????? Looks at object cross eyed. Are you sure it's alive?? really!! are you sure??
An Octapus you say! Hmmmmm.
all right
all right
I don't think all animals say
"Pppbbbbbtttthhh!!!"
at least some of them don't
metsakins - yes, this one looks more like it's saying "blaaaaaaaahhhgh"!
http://www.mbari.org/data/info/grimpo.htm
ooooo! they hover above the sea floor. Okay maybe eet is cute. here is more info for all you budding marine biologists.
And a grownup picture?
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/blueplanet/photo/photo_zoom7.html
I..what...it's...are you sure that's an octopus? It looks like those leetle toys in a water dome, you push a button and they dance.
oh ... okay ... now, that's just really ... weird.
Pikachu! Thundershock!
Adult version is not cute.
I'm glad you posted what it is. I couldn't have guessed in a thousand years.
Front? Back? Eyes? Just one? Where's the 8 legs? I dunno, looks like a Pokemon to me.
looks like the lil octopus off of finding nemo
Yup, the bebeh, he looks like fruit art. The adult is kinda cute, what the flappiness and the blue eyes.
I shall call him "Squishy" and he shall be mine, and he shall by my Squishy. ^_^
/I need to watch that movie again...
I am SO going to make an amigurumi of this guy!
ahn. it looks like a shaved pear. i believe those pointy things (only 4 of 8 showing) will be the tentacles. actually, i was being polite. it looks *somewhat* similar to a portion of a man's anatomy. or maybe, as usual, i just need to get some. :^[
I agree with DKN... "Aw, you guys made me ink!" is right!! One tentacle is shorter than the rest, but you can't "really" tell! Aw :)
That is the strangest thing I've seen in a long time.
Liz -- I'm more of a calamari fan. (LIGHTLY fried.)
(With marinara and lemon.)
(mmm.)
"awwww, you guys made me ink!"
mmmm. calimari (whispered quietly)
so, we will have to wait for this thing to grow up to eat it then???
TO me it is making that buzzing whirr sound like humming birds make when they fly past you.
you know the one whirzzzzzzzz..
Yes, you have to wait. This little guy would only produce calimari NUBBINS.
I usually think most anything is cute, but I just can't "cute-ify" an octopus. Even a behbeh one. Are we SURE this is an octopus and not some other type of sea creature?
Annie...thanks for the link, but I agree wif Kritter - adult version is not cute. Did you look at the rest of the pics? Did you see that clear wormy thing?!? OMG! *home alone face* I won't say what THAT thing looks like! *ewww....slinks off to wash my eyeballs*
Now Now MusicChick all creatures are beautiful in God's Eyes.
hehehe
Octopuses (octopi) are TOO cute! Babies and adults. And they're smart, besides.
That is in fact the back of the octopus, as you can clearly see the tube it uses to funnel water and propel itself. Those little points are the tips of its tentacles; it has skin between its tentacles, so they're actually much longer than they appear.
I agree with DKN and kate. Totally looks like the pink squid/octo from Finding Nemo. It also looks a little like a PacMan ghost.
I Like Him!!!
Sorta cute in a squishy way, but where's the Ewwwwwww commenter NOW! This actually has a teenie bit of Ewwwww potential, in a nice way.
It's Pearl from Finding Nemo!
Octipi ARE the cute...anyone who says otherwise can bite my syphon.
Awwww, squishy!! Soo cute!!
The grown-ups are pretty nifty too:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/planetearth/wallpaper/images/wallpaper9_800.jpg
Wellington boots for tentacles!
It's a -- Pokemon!!
I have one of these on my nightstand!!
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90064441
If this image doesn't turn up in a Fark Photoshop contest very soon, I will lose all faith in teh Intartubez.
Carpe Molluscem, Biggus Mikeus!
I'm not a Farker (but I play one on TV).
/ Welease Woger!
// Welease Bwian!
/// Welease Swashies!
I thought I was somewhat conversant with a good number of non-human things but I sure have never heard of this thing. I think we need a new rule of cuteness: SO UGLY IT'S CUTE!! similar to CUTE OR SAD? but without the sad.
What do you other peeps think? New rule?
Well, there's not a lot more "cute" here, but if you find this deep sea life as fascinating as I do, check out the website for the book:
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/nouvian/nouvian_gallery.html
Have you ever seen Piglet Squid? I posted them before and people thought I was making it up. They are a real species.
http://serpent.eprints.org/view/species/Helicocranchia_sp.html
Check them out.
Piglet squid is awesome! :)
That piglet squid is anerable!! It looks surprised: "Look at how cute I am!!"