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« Pikachu vs. Grimpoteuthis | Main | What's it like outside? » Thursday, May 3, 2007More uncanny beastsGreat post, Josh. I want that t-shirt. Via the Chicago Blog, a venture of the U. of C. Press, I learned this week that Discovery magazine placed a whole series of photographs from the book "The Deep" online. Discovery identifies your Tweetyish friend as a "Dumbo Octopus," which sounds a shade disrespectful. This fellow also caught my eye. Hard to wrap your mind around the fact it's it's 6 feet long, teeth to tail, and has been known to forage for food on land.  More watery beasties here, with a related story here. *Okay, it's three inches long. And abyss-bound. Posted by Christopher Shea at 11:24 AM
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