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 [...]
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)
(Via Aw Yeah Comics!)
(Via Hello-Zombie!)
(Via Spaceship Rocket)
(Via Spaceship Rocket)
(Via Time Travel and Rocket-Powered Apes!)
(Via Aw Yeah Comics!)
Back in June, as you may recall, I posted this image from the History Channel reality Pawn Stars.
I have been unable to track down anything about this hoodie, but in the comments on my original post, a helpful reader named Jeremy has just informed me about the following URL: www.souloctopus.com. As you can see here, [...]
“CephaLovePod” by Phineas X. Jones
artist unknown (Via Sacred Squid)
“MONSTER ATTACK” by Clayton Snow (Via Sacred Squid)
“Little Cuddle Fish” by Amber Lynn Seegmiller (Via The Dainty Squid)
Colossal Squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) anatomical diagram
(Via Templesmith, via F**k Yeah, Tentacles)
The Tumblr blog community is a bountiful source of awesome images of all kinds. However, it is all too common that source or artist attribution is left out of the original post. Take this vintage illustration of Vampyroteuthis infernalis. I’m pretty sure it’s from a public domain book of zoological drawings, and I’ve possibly even [...]