The "Vampire of the Sea" is considered the strangest deep-ocean animal on Earth. Luckily, it doesn't feed on blood, but on marine debris. Unlike the squid that ejects ink, the vampire squid ...

The ocean holds many bizarre deep-sea monsters ... Another hundred and 50 meters down, we meet the vampire squid. It has bioluminescent organs called photophores that produce flashes of light ...

Vampire squids, typically reaching lengths of about 1 foot (0.3 meters), are known for their menacing appearance. Despite this, they are harmless deep-sea scavengers, primarily consuming small ...

See starfish, corals and molluscs, and discover the deep-sea secrets of the vampire squid and the feeding habits of the fin whale roundworm. Curator Jon Ablett tells the tale of how an elusive monster ...

Rare footage shows a deep-sea squid wrapping its arms around a camera at a depth of about 1km (0.6 miles), where conditions are near pitch black. The Dana squid has all the tools of a top ocean ...

The giant squid is a rare and elusive creature, once thought only to exist in stories of sea monsters called krakens. But in 2004, the Museum was offered a nearly complete specimen caught at a depth ...

One such specimen MBARI scientists spotted was the vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis). Animals that live in the twilight zone have specialized adaptations for survival deep below the surface of ...