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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.
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.
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. An anglerfish specimen on display at ...
The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) isn't actually a squid. And though its scientific name means "vampire squid from hell," it isn't actually a vampire either. Although, in the deep ocean ...
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.
Vampire squids, or vampyromorphs, are cephalopods that are closer to octopuses than squids, ... thereby enriching our understanding of these predators. The detailed analysis of this fossil, discovered ...