A Brief History Of Octopi Taking Over The World

Don't shoot! I'll let go! Sometimes the octopus doesn't even straddle a map. Here it's just a very subtle villain. Udo J. Keppler Octopuses, octopi, octopodes: whatever plural form used, the surprisingly smart eight-tentacled underwater cephalopods are a popular symbol of something far-reaching and sinister, both on earth and, now, above it. The National Reconnaissance Office, tasked with watching the earth through largely classified satellite programs, recently launched a new rocket into space....