The octopuses seemed to be neither friends nor enemies, but in a state of complicated coexistence.
I was bitten by an octopus.
The fact that three-fifths of an octopus' neurons are not in their brain, but in their arms, suggests that each arm has a mind of its own.
Fashion is such an octopus. You're connected to so many people: suppliers, pattern makers, production teams, marketing teams, vendors.