eight legs o' love

No, I'm not talking about those nasty arachnids from Hades that are out to kill us all.  I'm talking about those awesome cephalopods from the sea.

Take a bow, Tiny Gentleman Octopus

Somehow over the past couple of years, I've built up an affection for these things.  They're just so cool!  I mean, they can swim...

...they can run on two legs...

...they can blend in to almost anything...

...they are resourceful....

...they're extremely intelligent...

...and some of them are even explorers.

How could you not love them?

Okay, I'm strange.  I realize it.  You still like me anyway though, right?