Meet the deep-dwelling vampire squid! 🦇 Learn more fun facts about the vampire squid in our Marine Life Encyclopedia: https://bit.ly/3lu13Xq | Oceana

Meet the majestic vampire squid which lives in the depths of the ocean. Despite its scientific name, which means "the vampire squid from hell," the vampire squid collects and eats drifting particles called "marine snow" with its two long, sticky filaments. Our ocean, the most important source of life on our planet, is under threat. It's a race against time and if we don't act NOW, it will be too late to #SaveOurOcean. Join the UN Ocean Decade: oceandecade.org 📹 : mbari_news | UNESCO

Lurking deep in the oxygen minimum zone is a detritus feeding cephalopod called the #vampire squid. 🧛‍♂️🦑 Despite oxygen saturation levels as low as 3%, it is able to live and breathe normally — an ability that few other animals possess. | Science Channel