Just read this on CNN:

http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/

nice to know that we managed to pollute the entire ocean.

This is ventral, right?
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/06/11/chemicals.squid.jpg

"Two large dark-coloured eyes were regarding me steadfastly. The mass that framed them, the head of the thing, was rounded, and had, one might say, a face. There was a mouth under the eyes, the lipless brim of which quivered and panted, and dropped saliva. The whole creature heaved and pulsated convulsively. A lank tentacular appendage gripped the edge of the cylinder, another swayed in the air."

Cephalopods include octopods, squids, cuttlefishes and nautiluses.

At least they had the right idea :grin:----octopodes

Did you read the comments at the end? The short-sighted, narrow perspective of some of those people is mind boggling!

At least they had the right idea :grin:----octopodes

Octopods is the correct plural for octopod, referring to members of the order Octopoda.

ah crap. ive been callin em octopi thinkin i was all smart... damnit.

There was a thread referencing this last year...the concensus was that there really was no "correct" plural, it just depended on where you were from.

Ah well, as long as we understand. Bloody latin.

Abusus non tollit usum

Abusus non tollit usum

I love that song!