There are many reasons I miss California, and one of them is that when I’m there I have the option to visit Monterey Bay Aquarium. I love the ocean, and I love its creatures. And especially I love squid. So here, in lieu of a visit to Monterey, I present a video made by some of their research people about the amazing Vampyroteuthis infernalis, the vampire squid.
Hat tip to Deep Sea News where I found the video.
That video turns into something else entirely in the cross-post on lj!
Their Outer Bay webcam is one of my most favoritist places on the web to visit.
I’ve never seen this creature before. Utterly alien and utterly beautiful.
Thanks for this, Cheryl!