Octopus <\/p>\n
We watch the skies for aliens
\nBut we should watch the seas
\nFor among us swims the octopus
\nAn alien, if you please<\/p>\n
He can change is size and color
\nAnd texture at his will
\nAnd disguise himself like anything
\nA clever sort of skill<\/p>\n
You know he has prehensile arms He has half a billion neurons Those arms can find hidden items Those arms may even be conscious! Octopus We watch the skies for aliens But we should watch the seas For among us swims the octopus An alien, if you please He can change is size and color And texture at his will And disguise himself like anything A clever sort of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1047,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marathon-poem"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1047"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35129"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35144,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35129\/revisions\/35144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWhen startled, he shoots ink
\nMore incredibly, scientists are learning
\nJust how this creature thinks<\/em><\/p>\n
\nHe keeps outside<\/em> his head
\nThey lay all along his arms, which means
\nHis arms<\/em> can think instead!<\/p>\n
\nTake a lid off of a jar
\nMake tools from natural objects
\nAnd even more bizarre <\/p>\n
\nNow there\u2019s a thought to shock
\nEight creepy aware<\/em> tentacles
\nYou know, Let\u2019s get off this dock!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"