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What do vampire squid eat?

Gently falling flakes of disgustingness.

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tags: Adaptations, Vampire Squid, Deep Sea, Nature of Science, Food
categories: A Day in the Deep
Friday 06.01.18
Posted by Kevin Kurtz
 

Are giant squid going to start their own YouTube channel?

Giant squid used to always be described as "elusive." Now there is so much footage of them out there, it's like they're cultivating their own online social media personas.

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tags: Nature of Science, Deep Sea, Adaptations, Bioluminescence
categories: A Day in the Deep
Tuesday 04.12.16
Posted by Kevin Kurtz
 

Did high school kids solve a 140-year old scientific mystery?

Yes, though despite this teaser photo, one of them was not me, and neither was the other.

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tags: Adaptations, Symbiotic relationships, Bioluminescence, Parasites, Microbes, Nature of Science
categories: Where Wild Microbes Grow, A Day in the Deep
Tuesday 03.15.16
Posted by Kevin Kurtz
 

How did the vampire squid get its name?

With the possible exception of Iman Shumpert, vampire squid have what is probably the coolest name in the entire universe. But is it possible that a vampire squid isn't a vampire or a squid?

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tags: Vampire Squid, Deep Sea, Common Names, Classification
categories: A Day in the Deep
Tuesday 01.05.16
Posted by Kevin Kurtz
 

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