Vampire Squid
Learn some Halloween facts about vampire squid!
The scientific name is Vampyroteuthis infernalis, which means
“vampire squid from hell.” How do you think it got this name?
Vampire squid are not
vampires, and they aren’t
squid either! They are in
the same Class as squid
and octopuses, but they
are in their own Order.
The vampire squid is a “living
fossil” meaning it has not changed
much at all in 300 million years. It
looks the same as it did when the
dinosaurs were alive!
Vampire squid don’t suck blood, but
they do eat dead things, called
detritus, that floats down to the
ocean’s depths.
