Despite its ominous name and appearance, the vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) is a gentle deep-sea dweller that feeds on marine snow organic debris drifting from upper ocean layers ...

At 12 inches, it's about twice as long as a typical sub sandwich. A small size doesn't mean it's defenseless. When predators approach, the vampire squid puffs out a cloud of bioluminescent mucus.

When predators approach, the vampire squid puffs out a cloud of bioluminescent mucus. A bioluminescent growth on the anglerfish's head lures prey to its death.

Vampire Squid Defense Mechanisms Though these crimson, caped misfits look threatening with their dark, spiny underbellies, they're not hunters and have very few defenses. The vampire squid inverts its ...

No matter what the scary name suggests, vampire squids are not predators. Rather than hunting anything else that might reach these levels, they eat leftovers from the higher levels.

A team of paleontologists in Germany has uncovered a fossil taking us back 183 million years into the past, to the Lower Jurassic period. This discovery introduces us to Simoniteuthis michaelyi, a ...