Close Encounter With a Vampire Squid | Nautilus Live

Almost a mile deep off Socorro Island, we had an extended visit with a Vampyroteuthis infernalis--literally meaning “vampire squid from hell.“ Neither squid nor octopus, this fierce-sounding cephalopod actually reels in specks of marine snow using two retractable filaments and mucus-covered suckers! Learn more about the Revillagigedo Archipelago Expedition: This close encounter was captured with both our normal ROV Hercules HD camera and a low light camera for bioluminescence design