Vampire Squid - Dorsal View - Photo from Wikicommons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNow that we are done examining the unique arms of the Vampire Squid let’s take a closer look at their body.\u00a0 Their gelatinous body is covered with photophores so you know what that means, right?\u00a0 Of course you do!\u00a0 This means the squid is able to light up anytime they feel like.\u00a0 I would like to see those “show-off” normal vampires use bio luminescence to attract prey and disorient oncoming predators.\u00a0 This light show that the Vampire Squid displays is most likely their main form of defense.\u00a0 Unlike other squid’s they don’t have an ink sac to help defend against the bullies of the sea.\u00a0 Although, if things get really bad they can release a cloud of bio-luminescent mucus from their arms, which I am sure would help confuse their predators.\u00a0 One more reason why the Vampire Squid is way cooler than the regular, ol’ vampires.<\/p>\n
I guess that just about does it for our trip to the deep sea.\u00a0 I hope you enjoyed your time swimming around with the squids.\u00a0 See you tomorrow for another adventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well it is the middle of the week, my driveway still needs to be shoveled and here I am writing a Wild Fact about a deep sea creature called the Vampire Squid.\u00a0 Personally I think I made a great choice to sit down and write about this incredibly unique animal instead of braving the cold, windy, Yukon night.\u00a0 In order for us to get to know the Vampire Squid a little better you may want to put on your wetsuit and grab an oxygen tank since we are heading to the deep blue sea.\u00a0 Usually they can be found in <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[136,4024],"tags":[348,1033,436,4025,1038,1039,1389,1388,1390],"yoast_head":"\n
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