Grimpoteuthis
May 4, 2007 11:16 AM   Subscribe

Another mysterios creature from the deep. But this time it's not super creepy.
posted by delmoi (50 comments total) 6 users marked this as a favorite
 
LOLGRIMPO.
posted by Dizzy at 11:18 AM on May 4, 2007


I tell you this—everything in fiction will one day become reality.
posted by humblepigeon at 11:25 AM on May 4, 2007


No, that's definitely super creepy.
posted by SmileyChewtrain at 11:32 AM on May 4, 2007


I think it's Cthulhu's cousin.
posted by alteredcarbon at 11:33 AM on May 4, 2007


Ceci n'est pas un pipeokemon.
posted by Pollomacho at 11:34 AM on May 4, 2007 [1 favorite]


Well, it doesn't look creepy, but you have to remind yourself that it literally feeds on dead gods and human fear.
posted by Pastabagel at 11:34 AM on May 4, 2007 [5 favorites]


It's Nermal to Cthulhu's Garfield.
posted by brundlefly at 11:39 AM on May 4, 2007 [11 favorites]


IN UR OCEANZ -- WATCHIN UR ANIME
posted by parmanparman at 11:39 AM on May 4, 2007 [1 favorite]


I choose you, Grimpoteuthis!

Hmmm...doesn't have quite the same ring to it.
posted by iconomy at 11:44 AM on May 4, 2007


I think it's kind of cute. But the thing with deep sea critters is that there is no sense of scale. So in my mind, this creature is 3 inches across, which equals "cute". If the reality is that this creature is 30 feet across, then it stops being cute and becomes the source of all that is terror.

AKA Cthulhu.
posted by quin at 11:46 AM on May 4, 2007 [1 favorite]


LOLDUMBO
posted by taosbat at 11:47 AM on May 4, 2007


Aw....amigurumi girly grimpoteuthis.
posted by iconomy at 11:49 AM on May 4, 2007 [1 favorite]


There's more pictures from the same book here. They're pretty incredible.
posted by Upton O'Good at 11:53 AM on May 4, 2007 [5 favorites]


MetaFilter: Also known as Dumbo Octupus.
posted by ORthey at 11:54 AM on May 4, 2007


The link that Upton O'Goode posted claims that it's size is about 20 cm. That, I think, is big enough to be creepy, but not so huge to be terrifying.
posted by arcticwoman at 11:57 AM on May 4, 2007 [1 favorite]


It looks like it's the picture in this gallery (fourth one down), which says it's only 20cm (about 8 inches) in size. Incidentally, the other pictures in the gallery are also really awesome (and the seventh one down is a completely different grimpoteuthis).
posted by cerebus19 at 11:57 AM on May 4, 2007


D'oh! That'll teach me to preview.
posted by cerebus19 at 11:57 AM on May 4, 2007


Another view from UOG's link.

It doesn't quite look like Pikachu there. But holy crap, size up to 1.5 meters!
posted by Bugg at 12:04 PM on May 4, 2007


DO NOT WANT

do not want
posted by kittens for breakfast at 12:04 PM on May 4, 2007


D'oh! That'll teach me to preview.

Heh. Me too.
posted by Bugg at 12:05 PM on May 4, 2007


Yo man, this five foot monstrosity looks nothing like Peekawhatever, it looks the head of a Star Wars character. And you bet your ass its super creepy!
posted by dgaicun at 12:13 PM on May 4, 2007


This fellow (from Upton O'Good's link) is quite cheeky! He should be Grimpo's wacky sidekick.
posted by amro at 12:17 PM on May 4, 2007


Seriously, can we just nuke the oceans now before it's too late?
posted by dgaicun at 12:19 PM on May 4, 2007


Is it just me, or does this one look like someone photoshopped a jellyfish together out of the moon, a mouth and some hands?
posted by popkinson at 12:33 PM on May 4, 2007


The one that dgaicun linked to has the coolest shoes.
posted by iconomy at 12:40 PM on May 4, 2007 [2 favorites]


Popkinson, if you switch the depth and diameter measurements on the octopus pic you posted, terror abounds.
posted by Mister_A at 12:52 PM on May 4, 2007


this one immediately made me think of mick jagger.
posted by the painkiller at 1:14 PM on May 4, 2007 [1 favorite]


The way I had the window sized when I opened that, I immediately thought of Pikachu without seeing the headline or the pic of the cartoon.
posted by ninjew at 1:26 PM on May 4, 2007


<girlie squeal>Want!</girlie squeal>
qute widdle squidy-widy smoopsie snookie wookums
posted by lekvar at 1:28 PM on May 4, 2007 [2 favorites]


Looks like a brain slug to me.
posted by boo_radley at 1:32 PM on May 4, 2007


I HERD U LIKE MUDKIPS
posted by Rhomboid at 1:58 PM on May 4, 2007


Also, if this isn't creepy enough for you, view the flickr photos of Bugmaker.
posted by boo_radley at 2:56 PM on May 4, 2007 [1 favorite]


1.5 metres long, people. It comes for you in your sleep.
posted by jimmythefish at 4:11 PM on May 4, 2007 [2 favorites]


Oops...beaten to it.
posted by jimmythefish at 4:15 PM on May 4, 2007


I'm just impressed that the french call octopuses "octopodes."

Also, lol@kittens for breakfast
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 6:28 PM on May 4, 2007


Who is Mysterio, and why does he own this creature?

Is Batman involved?
posted by newfers at 8:47 PM on May 4, 2007


The Elder Things are down there, too.
posted by gamera at 9:12 PM on May 4, 2007


I don't see an apostrophe in "mysterios;" and, I believe the crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe. So shouldn't you have asked: "Who is Mysterios?"
posted by taosbat at 9:17 PM on May 4, 2007


I don't have a clue if the Batman is involved...he's not a relative or anything...
posted by taosbat at 9:19 PM on May 4, 2007 [1 favorite]


Mysterios... good point... sounds Greek. Wonder if he's a nice feller?
posted by newfers at 9:53 PM on May 4, 2007 [1 favorite]


First rule of creepy: If it would cause you to flip out if it suddenly appeared beside you in the middle of the night, it's creepy.

First thought on seeing this thing? Zardalu. Run. (Yes, that's a single thought.)
posted by Kikkoman at 9:57 PM on May 4, 2007


ZED: Bring out the grimpoteuthis.

MAYNARD
I think the grimpoteuthis's asleep.

ZED
Well, I guess you'll just wake it up then, won't you?

Maynard opens a trap door in the floor.

MAYNARD
(yelling in the hole)
Wake up!

Maynard reaches into the hole and comes back holding onto a leash. He gives it a rough yank and, from below the floor, rises THE GRIMPOTEUTHIS.

The grimpoteuthis is a medium-sized deepwater squid they keep dressed from mantle to tentacle in black leather bondage gear. There are zippers, buckles and studs here and there on the body. On his head is a black leather mask with two eye holes and a zipper (closed) over its beak. They keep him in a hole in the floor big enough for a large dog, which is really far more room than the squid needs.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 10:38 PM on May 4, 2007


Grimpy is occasionally glimpsed camouflaged in red, accompanied by its young.
posted by rob511 at 11:05 PM on May 4, 2007


not super creepy.

This word, "not": I do not think it means what you think it means.
posted by Opposite George at 11:27 PM on May 4, 2007


I just bought a copy of that The Deep book. I'm looking forward to the nightmares to come.
posted by painquale at 11:40 PM on May 4, 2007


So, this octopus, it writhes?
posted by tehloki at 1:09 AM on May 5, 2007




So the t-shirt is awesome, but I can't figure out any way to order it.
posted by EarBucket at 4:17 AM on May 5, 2007


humblepigeon: "I tell you this—everything in fiction will one day become reality."

Ok, just tell me how deep we have to dive for the hot catgirls from those other animes and I'll organize a fundraiser.
posted by PontifexPrimus at 11:09 AM on May 5, 2007




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