Grimpoteuthis - Pikachu Look Alike 3 Miles Underwater

Once and a while a science story comes along that is just too nifty to ignore. (Boston Globe Link) Enter Grimpoteuthis, a rare species related to the octopus that bears a striking resemblance to Pikachu. Life imitates art even in the natural world!

This creature was discovered and photographed with a robot camera in the depths of the ocean for a new book, "The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss." Apparently some of the animals in the book have so little known about them that the picture is about all there is.