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Vampyroteuthis infernalis - vampire squid

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Vampyroteuthis infernalis - vampire squid

A young Vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) surprised the research crew as we started to ascend from Sur Ridge in December 2013. Like many deep-sea cephalopds, vampire squid lack ink sacks. Instead of ink for defense, a sticky cloud of bioluminescent mucus is expelled from the arm tips.

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editor
Campbell, Dana
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NOAA/MBARI / NOAA
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EOL Rapid Response Team
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EOL staff
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