Vampire Squid
Vampyroteuthis infernalis
A velvet cloak hides a gentle snow-eater.
Despite its spooky name, the vampire squid does not suck blood or chase large prey. It gathers drifting marine snow with two long sticky feeding filaments.
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- 1 copy
Ready-to-play deck
Darkness Shroud Deck
Includes 1 card featuring Vampire Squid.
Quick dive
Creature passport
- Home
- It lives in low-oxygen deep water across tropical and temperate oceans.
- Favorite foods
- It eats marine snow made of tiny remains, mucus, molts, and waste.
- Size check
- Mantle up to about 12 in (30 cm)—ruler-length
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
- 1
It is neither a true squid nor an octopus but the only living member of its family.
- 2
Its eyes are enormous compared with the size of its body.
- 3
The sticky feeding filaments can stretch to about eight times its body length.
- 4
Instead of ordinary ink, it can release glowing sticky mucus from its arm tips.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
It flips its webbed arms over its body to form a spiky defensive cloak.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Look for blue eyes, ear-like fins, and a dark web joining all eight arms.
Grown-up research links
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