The Vampire Squid is one of my favorite cephalopods (though how can one choose when they’re all so interesting?).
As if it weren’t cool enough, this creature has intense bioluminescence due to being entirely covered with photophores. It uses disorienting flashes of light to ward off predators.
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12 responses to “Vampire Squid”
These have always been one of my favorite aquatic creatures, too — I also like cuddlefish. 🙂
There is a great video of them on youtube; pictures almost don’t do them justice.
These are two different species pictured- the top one is a vampire squid but the bottom one is a Glowing Sucker Octopus
DAMM FKN WEIRD CREATURE :’P
it looks scary
this creature just blows my mind! i had no idea there are this many weird sea creatures in the ocean!
awesome wweird fish how could you find them cant they attack
i knew they were squid like that.i just knew it. i can’t beliveve they have a vampire squid.but i have 1 question for you?have u ever seen a vampire squid?if you have that iks really great and i will eny you untill i see one
wtf
That is ssssssoooo cool
This has always been one of my favorites, too.
I love it:) its just so amazingly weird!!
They’re in the category of “weird, potentially adorable, harmless.” Deep-sea critters, exist below where light reaches, and usually not more than six inches long – the name comes from their appearance, not their diet.
Also, one of their defense mechanisms is to pull all their tentacles around so the “cape” is on the outside, making them look like a big spiky pumpkin. 😀