Why have one or two arms when you can have eight? Whether they're stalking our dark seas in horror movies or climbing out of lakes in cartoons, octopuses rock. There are over 200 species to choose from in real life, so it is no wonder they inspire such creativity.
Now I do have a degree in Marine Science, so give me some artistic creative license and accept that this cluster won't just feature articles directly about the order Cephalopoda, family Octopoda. I may throw in the odd jellyfish too, but I promise, no fish!