Maybe you don't know what allegory means? What relevance do octopus have to the average HN reader, if it isn't to find an allegorical method to apply to their

Maybe you don't know what allegory means? What relevance do octopus have to the average HN reader, if it isn't to find an allegorical method to apply to their technological world? Or, are there a lot more marine biologists in HN than one might at first, think?