Thanks for posting this, it was interesting to learn that the ‘Vampire Squid’ is hiding at depth in order to inhabit low oxygen water where potential predators can’t venture, and therefore it’s diet is actually dead plankton. I’d never realised that it’s the low oxygen content of deep water that keeps predators out (as opposed to lack of light, etc) so I learnt something new by reading your article. I’d kind-of assumed that the name ‘Vampire Squid’ was due to the look of the animal rather than a predilection for blood, but it’s good to know what these things get up to.
