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The only real vampire that sparkles!

VAMPYROTEUTHIS VIDEO: [link]

VAMPYROTEUTHIS FACTS:

-Belong to a unique group of the Cephalopoda, neither truly squids nor octopuses.

-Juveniles are four-finned.

-Possess eight arms in a fleshy web, lined with rubbery needle-like sensory cirri.

-In addition to the eight arms are a pair of pale sensory filaments below the eyes, which can unravel for several yards!

-Their bodies are completely dotted with tiny photophores. Stronger lights are on the tentacle tips and at the top of the head.

-The pair of head-lights are also light *sensitive,* making them analogous to an extra pair of primitive eyes.

-The animal has control over its lights as precise as an octopus has over its color. In the darkness of the deep sea, it can use its lights in MANY different ways to confuse both its predators and prey.

-Fossil evidence shows that this group was once far larger in terms of both species and physical size, and were not always restricted to the deep abyss.

-They were once believed to be sluggish creatures, using their lights to lure prey like an anglerfish. We now know they are capable of impressive speed bursts and chase down their prey.

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The only real vampire that sparkles!

VAMPYROTEUTHIS VIDEO: [link]

VAMPYROTEUTHIS FACTS:

-Belong to a unique group of the Cephalopoda, neither truly squids nor octopuses.

-Juveniles are four-finned.

-Possess eight arms in a fleshy web, lined with rubbery needle-like sensory cirri.

-In addition to the eight arms are a pair of pale sensory filaments below the eyes, which can unravel for several yards!

-Their bodies are completely dotted with tiny photophores. Stronger lights are on the tentacle tips and at the top of the head.

-The pair of head-lights are also light *sensitive,* making them analogous to an extra pair of primitive eyes.

-The animal has control over its lights as precise as an octopus has over its color. In the darkness of the deep sea, it can use its lights in MANY different ways to confuse both its predators and prey.

-Fossil evidence shows that this group was once far larger in terms of both species and physical size, and were not always restricted to the deep abyss.

-They were once believed to be sluggish creatures, using their lights to lure prey like an anglerfish. We now know they are capable of impressive speed bursts and chase down their prey.