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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

This is Vampyroteuthis infernalis, which literally translates as "Vampire squid from hell". They dwell in the darkest places of the ocean, living in the 'hell' of the Oxygen Minimum Zone, where low dissolved O2 levels make this a 'land of the undead' where they have lived for 120 million years.

A red vampire squid with spread webbing sits in a snowy section of water in the ocean. It has blue eyes and is vaguely umbrella shaped.
CREDIT: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

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