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September 7, 2007

Friday Squid Blogging: Vampyroteuthis infernalis

Note that it lives at 2000-3000 feet below sea level, in no light and almost no dissolved oxygen. On the other hand, it's only a foot long.

Posted on September 7, 2007 at 4:50 PM • 8 Comments • View Blog Reactions

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I can imagine a new trend in cosmetic surgery and a market for spare arseholes ;-)

Posted by: sphincter at September 7, 2007 6:43 PM

Correction: They grow to just under a FOOT long - not an inch.

It also has the ability to appear like it's moving away from predictors, and can deploy optical 'chaff' if it gets really worried.

Neat.

Posted by: Dom De Vitto at September 8, 2007 1:42 AM

You're linking to a squid-themed blog that does Friday Squid Blogging. Kind of makes your's redundant, no?

Posted by: Chris Masters at September 8, 2007 5:27 AM

There's room on the web for an infinite number of blogs that do Friday Squid Blogging, and the web would be vastly improved if many more did so.

Posted by: PZ Myers at September 8, 2007 11:44 AM

The optical effects this beast has are amazing - I like the whole turn inside out, turn on the headlights and squirt glowing mucus thing . . . wish I had thought of it!

Posted by: frog51 at September 8, 2007 12:43 PM

If I recall correctly, this squid's name translates literally to "vampire squid from hell." Best. Squid. Ever.

Posted by: KJE at September 9, 2007 9:44 PM

Busted link, boss.

Posted by: Rich Bryant at September 10, 2007 3:50 AM

I think it's great that you link to PZ, you both love squid and you both love science and clear thinking!

Posted by: yoyo at September 10, 2007 7:59 PM

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