Sunday Safari - A Tentacled Mystery

Victor Hugo, circa 1866, thanks to A Journey Round My Skull

This week's safari was delayed by a deadly mix of partying and massive heat wave.

Even before the immediate rise to fame of the Psychic Octopus, I've been among those

fascinated by this incredibly gifted, impressive and otherwordly creature... 

and I'm in good company, as you can see!

William Evans Hoyle, Octopus Marmoratus, from The Voyage of HMS "Challenger", 1886

thanks to Tonya Van Gieson

Miquel Barceló, Double Coleoidea 3

Stefano Pilato aka Pesce Fresco, Pulpogris

Delphine Lebourgeois, Aquatic chandelier

Junzo Terada, from Hon no Hon (Book of imaginary books)

Weisser, Fillmore concert poster, 1968

Rachel Wilson, from the Sea Creatures series

Sanna Annukka, Octocity

Keizo Matsui, 7th Creator's Summer Festival poster, 2000

Jake Blanchard, Cephalopods

Leia Bell, Unfortunately the "Midnight Octopus Aquarium Escape" 

story is just an urban legend

Alberto Cerriteño

Tiffany Bozic, Dumbo Octopus

And if these aren't enough tentacles for you, head here for more

Sunday Safari - For the love of Cephalopods and Crustaceans

Totan-ona by Stefano Pilato, aka Pesce Fresco

Pink Octopus by Sebastiano Ranchetti at Popdesign

Pink cuttlefish and tagged jellyfish by Jessica Polka

Octopus from Mario Mariotti's book Animani, 1980

Octopus from Alphabeasties, a Chronicle book by Sharon Werner and Sarah Forss,

thanks to Kickcan and Conkers

Gentleman prawn by Jessica Polka

Gorette by Joana Vasconcelos

Kung-fu crab by the bird machine

Pocket crab and Granchio non pigmentato by Stefano Pilato, aka Pesce Fresco

Crab and Shrimp by Sebastiano Ranchetti at Popdesign

Hotel Belvedere label by Charles Kuhn,

from Art of the Luggage Label's flickr collection