Purple Urban Octopus | Extraterrestrial Octopus | Dystopian Squid All-Over-Print Trippy T-Shirt African The original Qing dynasty silk

The original Qing dynasty silk embroidery squares have become collectors' items

The patterns are often inspired by nature

They are associated with fertility and prosperity

and other benefits

Purple Urban Octopus | Extraterrestrial Octopus | Dystopian Squid All-Over-Print Trippy T-Shirt African The original Qing dynasty silkRecent research has shown that the octopus may have originated from somewhere other than Earth. A paper published in Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology determined that the octopus shows a staggering level of complexity, with 33,000 more genes than humans. This suggests that the octopus may have evolved in a completely different way than any other known organism on Earth. This level of genetic complexity is particularly surprising given that