This is a citation of an outside article. Gravyday is not responsible for its content. Original URL below. No, Octopuses Don't Come From Outer Space Scientists are dubious of a new paper that suggests frozen octopi eggs rode a meteor to Earth 540 million years ago. Like Fox Mulder, I want to believe. I want to believe the conclusions of a new paper that says octopuses are actually space aliens whose frozen eggs first came to Earth aboard an icy meteor. (more)