As the Doctor said in chapter 3 of Idle & Blessed...

[rabid1st]

"You would be proud to be tentacled, if you were."

Not only are Octopi super intelligent, with multiple hearts and a respiratory bypass, they are also escape artists. Though, I think this one had some cooperation from the humans.

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[lea724.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, that is crazy! Thanks for sharing the video!

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

Have you seen the one they call "the mimic octopus?" Adaptomorphic, as I have the Doctor call it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-LTWFnGmeg

Yep, Time Lords are descended from energy-octopi. :nods:

[lea724.livejournal.com]

No, I hadn't seen that one! He looks like a bundle of snakes, especially at the beginning, and that is totally creepy to me. But still, very cool.

[astitchintime-9.livejournal.com]

OCTOPUS !

Yup, you got me: I'm a sucker* for a good octopus story!

(* Value-added pun intended. Heehee!)

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

I knew I had you at "respiratory bypass," Stitchy! :grin:

[nonlinearmusing.livejournal.com]

Awesome clip! Escape artist indeed! :)

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

You can see how Time Lords might be descended from similar beasties, right? Have you ever seen the one they call a mimic? It disguises itself to look like other creatures. Adaptomorphic, as the Doctor calls it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-LTWFnGmeg

[nonlinearmusing.livejournal.com]

I watched a documentary some time back that included some footage of a mimic. Fascinating creatures!

I totally can buy into that thought considering it's been suggested that when/if humans die off, the octopus will inherit the planet.