Lio by Mark Tatulli for July 22, 2023

You won’t be so smug when the old man turnes you into calamari

But their games are brutal.

Never look at them he same way. Eh Lio?

I’m not sure Lio is buying it.

Is he now Dr. Ishy?

Its a trap, I know the kinds of games squid play.

and play games!

Nowadays, squids are into fashion, music, partying and turf wars!

Yeah but do leave “squid marks” in their underwear?

Not only can they do all of that. They can also light up a room thanks to bioluminescence.

Squid and octopuses are highly intellegent and capable of learning. It’s probably a good thing for humans that squid only live 3-5 years. Imagine what would happen if they had a human’s lifespan and got along socially with each other.

Yeah, but can he change the channel? :)

Ishy will be insufferable.

Like humans, squids can count up to 10.

No squidding?

Gonna need a lot of elbow patches for his tweed jacket.

That is no normal squid both in its color, its mouth and staying out of the water for long periods.

Soundtrack: “Pomp and Circumstance” by Sir Edward Elgar

Followed by the amazing world of plants, see https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/66/7/542/2463205