Hello fish friends! Today is the vampire squid a real cutie! Named after its distinct color and appearance, it is the only living cephalopod that is a scavenger. It also has the largest eyes proportional to its body in the animal kingdom. It lives 2-3000feet deep so unfortunately seeing these beauties in person isnt easy. They also cant change colors like other cephalopods or shoot out ink, because both would be pointless in the darkness of that depth. Instead, when threatened, they shoot out a bioluminescent mucus. As cool as this is, I dont want to be sneezed on by a squid.

  • LordAmplifier@pawb.social
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    1 month ago

    They are so cute and majestic as heck! Bioluminescence is one of the coolest things animals can do, whether it’s their mucus or their body that glows. And I like how their fins looks like big ears.