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Hanging up octopuses to dry on a clothesline, he tells the Tanners’ nanny, “Like to f— get you and hang out on a line.”

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It was first grouped with squids and octopuses, then with sea slugs, jellyfish ancestors, and even worms.

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The twilight zone teems with life, including krill, squid, fish, octopus, and delicate jelly-like species.

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The octopus had red skin, a bulging head, and eight wriggling arms.

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"This natural pigment is what gives an octopus or a squid its ability to camouflage -- a fantastic superpower -- and our achievement to advance production of this material is just the tip of the iceberg."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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