Today is Talking Squid’s first birthday. To celebrate, we have an ocean of squiddy brilliance.

The very briny squidsquid.com has everything you need to know about squid. You can even test your squid quotient to find out just how much cephalopod you have in you. And we’re not talking calamari.

You don’t want to mess with this 450-kg kraken.

Squid toys, squid ties, squids vs. cats. A whole word of squidness.

Vonda McIntyre is doing her own bit for speculative squid everywhere.

PZ Myers’ Pharyngula blog has regular cephalopod updates, as well as being the best science blog out there.

Poulpe Pulps has hundreds of vintage pulp covers featuring Our Friend the Octopus. Why no squid? What’s with the speciesism here?

Although not really a squid, the Great Chthulhu is busy riding Kanaloa’s wake. How very nouveau divin. Still, credit where it’s due; he makes a nice plush toy.

And finally, although he’s not even remotely squiddy, a great big Happy Birthday to Terry Dowling as well.