Roughly 183 million years ago, a deep-sea vampire squid was so caught up in the present that it became a frozen remnant of the past. The hungry, eight-armed creature had just gotten its tentacles ...

These vampire squids are actually unique creatures. This means they are neither true squids nor octopuses, and adapt extremely well to the harsh deep-sea environments. Their unique bioluminescent ...

The ocean holds many bizarre deep-sea monsters ... Another hundred and 50 meters down, we meet the vampire squid. It has bioluminescent organs called photophores that produce flashes of light ...

One such specimen MBARI scientists spotted was the vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis). Animals that live in the twilight zone have specialized adaptations for survival deep below the surface of ...

The giant squid is a rare and elusive creature, once thought only to exist in stories of sea monsters called krakens. But in 2004, the Museum was offered a nearly complete specimen caught at a depth ...

Deep sea organisms that live this far down have adapted to survive with minimal oxygen. Vampire squids are the only living cephalopods that don't eat live prey. They are detritivores, meaning that ...

Deep sea organisms that live this far down have adapted to survive with minimal oxygen. Vampire squids are the only living cephalopods that don't eat live prey. They are detritivores, meaning that ...