'twas Octobot but I try to remember to keep bio articles here when they show up about a specific species. This subforum has a goodly number but FINDING it is difficult.
I would really like the opportunity to see one of these. I was delighted to find that they have been able to keep them alive in a tank for several months as the last I read it was only hours.
My favorite science to layman translator, Ed Yong came up with interesting findings about Vampyroteuethis. Rather timely (I hope) as Greg was looking for scientific writings suggesting that some octopuses are scavengers.
While I really can't dispute the points made in the article, I kinda feel bad for ol' Vampy... Who wants to be known as a "garbage eater" anyways? But a very interesting blog entry none the less.
Thank you for this thread and the articles! I am currently doing my research on vampire squids and examining their radula under the SEM. I definitely agree that vampire squid have a soft-bodied diet.
Below is a photo I took on the SEM of the vampire squid radula I prepped, along with other species and more photos: blogs.evergreen.edu/cephalopodresearch/
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