The real vampire squid
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Vampyroteuthis is considered to be a “living fossil,” little changed from its relatives hundreds of millions of years ago. Vampire squid mostly hang out in low-oxygen zones more than 600 meters below the surface.
Kim Reisenbichler © 1996 MBARI