Researchers found a new vampire squid, but it’s more adorable than dangerous
Vampire movies have trained us to expect the worst out of any creature that has “vampire” in the name. We only have ourselves to blame …
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Vampire movies have trained us to expect the worst out of any creature that has "vampire" in the name. We only have ourselves to blame for that, as the vampires from the movies don't exist in real life. Not only that, but we're apparently using that designator extremely loosely when naming certain creatures.
That's the case with vampire squids, which sound a lot more terrifying than they actually are. Researchers have found only the second such species of squid (Vampyroteuthis pseudoinfernalis in the wild that deserves that name.
Like the first variant (Vampyroteuthis infernalis), the new vampire squid will not suck anyone's blood to survive. That's not how they feed. But, interestingly enough, these vampire squids do not like the light. You know, like vampires.
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