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Deep seaecologistst Bruce Robison of @mbari_news talks about vampire squids. #CephalopodWeek | Science Friday

Watch a vampire squid demonstrate its unique defense against outside threats. http://on.natgeo.com/2yn6rGW | National Geographic History

Vampire squid supremacy 🦑⁠ ⁠ It’s easy to imagine the vampire squid as a nightmarish predator. It lurks in the eternal midnight of the deep sea, has a dark red body, huge blue eyes, and a cloak-like web that stretches between its eight arms. When threatened, it turns inside out, exposing rows of wicked-looking “cirri.” Even its scientific name, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, means “vampire squid from hell.”⁠ ⁠ In reality, the vampire squid is a soft-bodied, passive creature, about the size, shape,