The vampire squid specimen studied by Dajun Qiu and colleagues. This specimen was collected from a depth of around 3,000 feet in the South China Sea. Dajun Qiu et al.

Vampire squid also occupy a strange evolutionary position. They are so unusual they command their own order, a very high level of taxonomic organization.

(LiveScience) Despite their name, vampire squid are not deep-sea bloodsuckers. In fact, new research finds these mysterious creatures are garbage disposals of the ocean. Using long, skinny ...

Vampire squid have been lurking in the dark corners of the ocean for 30 million years, a new analysis of a long-lost fossil finds. Modern-day vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) can thrive ...

Characteristics and habitat of the newly discovered Vampire Squid These species mostly inhabit the dark depths of the sea. This squid seems to be an intriguing one that has a length of 30 centimeters.

The first vampire squid variant has these light-emitting organs placed a third of the way. Also, the new species has a pointed tail, while V. infernalis doesn’t get one.

Vampire squids prefer deep, dark, cold habitats—typically between around 2,000 and 3,000 feet down—where the oxygen concentration is quite low, according to Robison.

Vampire squid drift in chilly, dark waters with low oxygen levels up to 9,800 feet (3,000 meters) below the surface. They have a low metabolism and they eat low-calorie foods — mostly "marine ...

Vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis), which grow to be about a foot (30 centimeters) long, are widespread but not well-known. Even their life spans remains a mystery.

Over the last 100 years, perhaps a dozen scientific papers have been published on the mysterious vampire squid, but no one has been able to figure out exactly what it eats. A new article shows for ...

The clip, as posted to X on Oct. 24, 2023, purportedly showed a “vampire squid” observed “moving along the ocean floor” at a seemingly preternatural speed.