happy ‘Cephalopod Awareness Day’

Today is global Cephalopod Awareness Day…

upskirt!

…here are some fun facts :

• cephalopod means “head-foot”, if you look at an octopus, etc. you’ll understand
• cephalopods have hemocyanin in their circulatory system, utilizing copper based blood instead of iron, man
• new species of cephalopods are discovered all the time, the number at approximately 1,200 right now, and eventually, a zillion
• cephalopod eyes are among the most highly developed ocular sensory organs known today, except for the Terminator’s
• in spite of this, they are believed to be more or less colorblind, like Adam Duritz
• cephalopods camouflage and communicate with each other using chromatophores, pigmented skin cells, like Adam Duritz (psyche!)
• the legendary monster, the Kraken, likely originated from actual sightings of Architeuthis, the Giant Squid or Whoopi Goldberg
• it is widely believed that some cephalopods are highly intelligent, exhibiting complex problem solving skills such as:
  • ambush tactics
  • basic communication
  • opening a jar of mayonnaise
  • checking the jar for expiration dates
  • making egg salad
  • making egg salad with organic, free range eggs
  • lying to the census bureau
  • weaving
  • blogging

I hope this little blog post has been informative and fun for you, for more information on cephalopods, our hairless cousins, please take a gander at the video presentation below, because all joking aside, these li’l buggers rock my face off -

-j

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