What the vampire squid really eats

[@chewyuanqiang]

Ironic that one of the least dangerous squids are given one of the most intimidating names.

[@FatesDecision]

it's not a squid though

[@samblah]

FatesDecision its an octosquid

[@TheBasikShow]

It's a squocktopus.

[@_____________________8736]

its a squi-pod

[@hud5307]

It’s an abomination!

[@MBARIvideo]

The vampire squid is rather small, reaching a maximum of 13 cm mantle length.

[@stevethea5250]

That's tiny!

[@kennymccormick8906]

Awesome

[@the1stmonke859]

Oh shoot

[@wyqbaudbjzsgjaahshabshaban1001]

Ngl I thought it would be as big as a desk

[@doodad77]

About the size of a beanie or small parasol.

[@MBARIvideo]

If you listen to the voice-over all the way through, you'll hear that the vampire squid mostly eats mucous from animals that is falling through the water column. They are not aggressive or dangerous to much but very small animals that live in the deep midwater environment.

[@Naiobia]

PUT. THE SKIRT. *DOWN!*

[@zakynasir754]

Chiako lol

[@Naiobia]

Ive been finding all my old comments from years ago but I think ill keep this one up :/

[@massabielle2821]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Excellent!

[@siyacer]

Oooooh

[@ainehickey7445]

Put it up

[@Daftotron]

"To undo your injuries, how many non-living food particles did you consume?!" "I don't know, how many loaves of bread have you eaten in your lifetime?"

[@ObeliskKing]

JOJO

[@blockbreaker8839]

You thought it was a squid video, but it was ME! DIO!

[@ObeliskKing]

DIO!

[@moritamikamikara3879]

7, I prefer rice.

[@kanna-san.]

Squido

[@imkabochan]

It's creepy, but I also found it beautiful and even kinda cute...

[@Zumbagirl517]

Cute is definitely the word

[@Verrisin]

So... it was so lazy it found a way to live by doing almost nothing... ? XD

[@Meso415]

Broseidon You're not too lazy to reply

[@SeadogDriftwood]

More like it found a place where it HAD to be lazy to survive - and accepted the minimal-movement challenge.

[@garfieldnotthecat5777]

Sounds like most of the dole bludgers.

[@speedstriker]

@@SeadogDriftwood I see, so this is what I should tell anyone who express doubt in the viability of my lifestyle.

[@jenessaannrose]

Sounds like my spirit animal

[@leonlionheart7403]

so the vampire squid is kinda like a filter feeder?

[@new-cold-war]

Leon Lionheart Just eats detritus. No filter required. Filter feeders suck in water and keep the solid parts, while this thing just grabs the solid parts.

[@toomuchglitters7254]

It's so pretty... It's funny how it was given such an intimidating name, even though it is harmless.

[@usamong1129]

they probably don't know if what they are eating is actually food

[@MBARIvideo]

The vampire squid's scientific name is Vampyroteuthis infernalis, which can be translated from latin to vampire squid from hell. Drawings from the original description (Chun, 1903) show the animal in black with red eyes, which is perhaps why the scientist thought it looked like a vampire. Keep in mind that they were looking at dead specimens from a net trawl back then, but in this video, we show live animals in their natural habitat.

[@arcticdino1650]

Vampire squid from hell... Definitely a metal band

[@MBARIvideo]

The vampire squid would likely flash its photophores (light organs) and take a defensive posture if disturbed. It is unlikely that they would attack anything larger than a small crustacean.

[@hahman12]

The scariest looking squid eats food in the least agressive and least violent way. Neat!

[@theoryething]

did kermit the frog narrate this

[@ezraf.7759]

I can't unhear that now. Thanks.

[@charlieong512]

No, Squidward did.

[@maharley27]

Lmafo! Wow, I laughed way too hard at this.

[@yamiah03]

You got replies at long last,,, wooohooo, congrats!

[@marlinlitaay]

Nah, just a Dutch dude

[@brockcherry5303]

those eyes... i want those eyes

[@azure4622]

Brock Cherry its like a little galaxy o_O

[@wackey2k10]

i'd run away from you, sorry.

[@pietrotettamanti7239]

Brock Cherry You wouldn't be able to see anymore.

[@killermodrul]

Didn't you all just expect it to be eating, like, little baby fish or something or was it just me??

[@praadiiit]

3:26 That look ... AWESOME!!!

[@WarriorOfWriters]

One thing that really quite mystifies me about deep sea animals is how such a diverse abundance of animals could all possess bioluminescence.

[@yokeimon]

My favorite hipster-squid; cause living prey is too mainstream.

[@richardschwarz7907]

being hipster since 200 million years BC

[@MidniteLiquid]

That is pretty cool! I had no idea these even existed before now.

[@whassupdoc100]

Well lucky you

[@dionnedunsmore9996]

Same!

[@natashak8166]

Scrolling through the comments I had a little rant about how all of you called the Vampire Squid "ugly" or saying to "kill it". And that's not right because if you were ugly (no offense) people might say those things if your a mean person or whatever. So how would that make you feel? Or if you were that squid in the video (let's just be realistic) it wouldn't happen but what if you saw these comments? Yea I'm really outraged by this and you people should be really ashamed of yourselves. The Vampire Squid isn't weird,or gross or ugly. It's BEAUTIFUL.

[@TheMoonKity]

Aizen Sōsuke kill it

[@davelnewton]

"Kill it" or "kill it with fire" is a meme. I find it unlikely most people mean it as anything other than the humorous long-running meme it is.

[@Hiperforteca]

Dave Newton definitely one of the most overused and boring memes.

[@Peron1-MC]

yeah its pretty cool

[@JayseeYT]

It is very unique. But since they are very rare it will take a while to people to get used to them

[@velfcookie4734]

I want to hug it sooo bad. It's so cute the most adorable mollusk ever.

[@LuckyRabbit234]

It’s so cute! Look at those eyes, and it’s flappy ears! >w

[@deeliciousplum]

Strange and breathtaking all at once. Thank you for sharing this insightful glimpse of this species.

[@MBARIvideo]

Yes, the organic detritus would not seem to be particularly nutritious. However vampire squids complement their frugal diet with an extremely energy-efficient lifestyle and unique adaptations. Hoving explains "Because of its unique adaptations, the vampire squid is able to permanently and successfully inhabit the center of the oxygen minimum zone, an otherwise hostile environment where the vampire squid's predators are few, and its food is abundant."

[@kushagrawal104]

3:58 looks like a fooatage of fast moving surroundings taken from a spaceship.

[@aiyananorth4681]

Their eyes are so cool wow

[@TheMovement85]

so there scavengers that explains why they look so scary. Its a common trait for scavengers to be extremely ugly/scary in order to scare predators.

[@atrl7041]

TheMovement85 what are you talking about?

[@impatientjer1597]

Must explain why I’m single...

[@cambamslam3510]

@@impatientjer1597 same ;(

[@boyfriendwannabe1825]

That's why the reason I'm so good at surviving.

[@user-tt9ni5og3r]

I can't believe that this video has such a good quality even though it was made 5 years ago :o

[@psic.jorgejaramillo2098]

Such a wonderfully creepy creature! I love it.

[@smalin]

At 3:31, the on-screen text says "or attract prey" but the audio omits that phrase.

[@MBARIvideo]

Thanks. We've fixed the transcript so the closed captions should be correct now.

[@smalin]

MBARI You're quite welcome. BTW, say hi to David Bracher for me if you see him.

[@vincent.954]

smalin lol

[@ZippyRagu]

vampire squidt

[@atomlib]

***** vampire kid

[@Tucher97]

+atomlib Twilitoon or splatlight

[@micahnewman]

Dutch accent.

[@Skeluz]

Wow, what a remarkable creature. Beautiful bioluminescence.

[@Frisby2007]

I was always the weirdo of people when it came to picking favorite animals. When people asked me what was my favorite squid or octopus (or cephalopod, pretty much) I said this one. They though I made that up the second they had asked me it lol.

[@camaroman101]

Frisby2007 I've never been asked what my favorite cephalopod is.

[@denisethasder8193]

Those eyes have seen the sparse voids of the cosmos, and the edge of life eternal. Mesmerising

[@bodybuilding4lifebab]

Ok swimming pool, here are we again, for the rest of our life. Damn, looks like a alien, I tell you, we are not alone...

[@sleverlight]

Edward Teach Ikr! it looks like a monster from a movie

[@philipcheung63]

Edward Teach I have a message for Captain Barnacles'

[@fuegoplaysgames5932]

Edward Teach ya think this is scary? Search "long arm squid" you will be freaked out

[@xaviermassey1275]

Its beautiful and totally unique and its perfect to just drifting and dancing not bothering nothing but if you mess with it you will get a big scare lol.

[@funghoul2199]

I'm in love with this squid Those eyes are beautiful too

[@Baggytrousers27]

The irony that a "Vampire" squid is a filter feeder.

[@jmfirelord]

Me:awww the eyes are adorable *vampire squid shows entire under body and beak* Me:awww im gonna have a coma :)

[@krizzy__]

At first I was terrified looking at this, but it's an unbelievable squid wow great video, there are so many sea creatures and still so many undiscovered!

[@slywlf]

Fascinating! Thanks for answering more questions than I ever expected about these interesting critters ;-)

[@MBARIvideo]

Yes, some of it is. In addition to dead animals and plants, marine snow also includes fecal matter, sand, soot, and other inorganic dust.

[@skuncle3036]

Their eyes are beautiful!!

[@Hiperforteca]

I know right, they are like big, perfectly blue marbles :D

[@palmettomom3]

+Hyper vampire squids eye is the same as the wither storm's eye

[@MBARIvideo]

Yes, you can see the lights of ROV Ventana reflected in the eye of the vampire squid in that close-up shot.

I wonder: Why does this videos always star a bored voice? I mean, if this is what you love as a Marine biologist shouldn't you be hyped as fuck for this amazing finding? Same goes for Discovery and Nat-Gio documentals. Share your hype!

[@Turgron]

I think the narrator is a Dutch person, i reconize it. Its a guess tho.

[@CyrusOfNaias]

I'm pretty certain this gentleman is pretty happy with his line of work. Perhaps what we consider 'excitement' in the tone of voice for some people would be excessive for others. Either way, I'm content with the delivery

[@anonymouse8686]

yeah not everyone has be LIKE WOW LOOK AT THIS ITS SO COOL I LOVE LIFE

[@miketheillustrator3992]

and to think this is an animal that survived for millions of years

[@heymikeyh9577]

Dumb question: they lack the feeding arms of squid, yet they have these two feeding filaments-are the structures analogous? Otherwise to what would these structures be analogous?

[@MBARIvideo]

The primitive configuration of coleoid cephalopods is with 10 equal arms. Modern decapods (squid) with 10 unequal arms can be logically traced back to the earlier form. Octopods, with eight arms, have apparently lost one pair." The vamp's filaments are most likely homologous to the second pair of arms in the 10-armed primitive cephalopods. The squid's feeding tentacles are also probably derived from the second pair of primitive arms; but the filaments and tentacles probably aren't homologous because they appear to have evolved separately.

[@DasAntiNaziBroetchen]

+Tara Ortego wtf?

[@lewsouth1539]

+Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) If they are derived from the same pair of primitive cephalopod arms, wouldn't that make them homologous to each other?

[@MBARIvideo]

+Lew South From Young, R. E. (1967): The axial filament nerves of Vampyroteuthis infernalis are joined to two separate parts of the brain. One branch of the nerve, apparently efferent, arises from the anterior portion of the middle subesophageal mass, and the other, apparently afferent. enters the ventral magnocellular lobe. Since this innervation is entirely different from that of the arms, the filaments can no longer be considered homologous with the arms. The validity and primitive nature of the order Vampyromorpha, therefore, needs to be reexamined. science.sciencemag.org/content/156/3782/1633 From Hoving and Robison (2012): "Both ROV observations and laboratory experiments led to the conclusion that vampire squid use their retractile filaments for the capture of food, supporting the hypothesis that the filaments are homologous to cephalopod arms. Vampyroteuthis' feeding behaviour is unlike any other cephalopod, and reveals a unique adaptation that allows these animals to spend most of their life at depths where oxygen concentrations are very low, but where predators are few and typical cephalopod food is scarce." Scientists aren't in agreement as to the homology of the filaments.

[@throngcleaver]

So the decapod swims past the octopod, and say, "Grow a pair."

[@rachelquinn9458]

What a beautiful and mysterious creature!

[@artofviktopia]

does anyone know what that little swimming creature is that's moving towards the left of the squid at 3:36 ?

[@MBARIvideo]

That is a little jellyfish swimming on the left. It is a narcomedusa called Aegina sp. You can see an image of it here www.mbari.org/news/homepage/2006/newspp.html (5 photo from the top). You can also read more about this abundant jelly here jellieszone.com/aegina.htm

[@artofviktopia]

MBARI Very informative - thank you!

[@blakethorne3967]

Yeah

[@angerbro1340]

5 million people: *hmm interesting*

[@PseudoAccurate]

Hmmm... those long filaments don't appear to have much surface area. They seem too small to feed an animal of its size.

[@zohaq9256]

PseudoAccurate I guess but it is very small. I believe 8 in. is the average size

[@rustie115]

maybe it doesn't expend much energy. like the dude said it doesn't spend much on muscle fiber.

[@bensutcliffe1975]

You'd think it would've evolved to face upwards and use it's arms and umbrella to catch particles.

[@TheKlutz31013]

They’re only 12 inches long

[@stefano2069]

Great video and great research!

[@mancheaseskrelpher8419]

What a cute creature! It's eyes are so pretty! 3:28 NOPE NVM ITS SCARY

[@GOwBorgs]

Me: Plays Animal Crossing KZbin: Recommendations - This video

[@vos1329]

0:54 spread 'em

[@Quicksilver_Cookie]

Wow, those eyes are mesmerizing.

[@thegreatpapyrus59]

3:27 Submarine guy: What is that? Vampire Squid: BOO!!!! Submarine guy: AH! *submarine turns around and swims away*

[@blakethorne3967]

Ha you could not do it so shut up

[@blakethorne3967]

Ok 

[@garfieldbelfast400]

Blake Thorne

[@niskwix1832]

I'm so confused why that Blake guy was trying to say... Dafuq

[@comicallylargespoon9426]

Welcome back to you three years ago how's it like seeing yourself again

[@yokeimon]

So they are some sort of equivalent to bottom-feeders but in this case they are suspended mid-water to collect the marine-snow, unlike those who feed at the sea-floor. It is no wonder their suckers and cilia-strands seems as though their function is not for grasping, like other cephalopods, but work much like how certain jellyfish tentacles feel for their food in the open water.

[@onmercuryy]

Well, I think it's beautiful.

[@SleepySheimi]

Everyone says it looks creepy...honestly those eyes make it look nothing but cute to me....

[@MUDSWAT]

Amazing, you see its eyes ?

[@gewizz2]

you talk as if that squid is not you

[@Vukmon]

Video quality is insane! What camera have you used if its not secret?

[@MadkittenzK]

about how big is the squid? its hard to tell in water with nothing else around .

[@kongkiatrittideche7864]

Idk

[@MadkittenzK]

Kongkiat Rittideche well i dont care because i wasnt asking you. duh

[@MBARIvideo]

The vampire squid is rather small, reaching a maximum of 13 cm mantle length. The mantle is all that is visible behind the head: the outer body wall and the fins are all part of the mantle.

[@scurvyswine]

You said that they had several adaptations for living in the low oxygen zone, but didn't say what or how they work

[@RikXtreme4]

0:24 Goddamn, that speed!

[@mackenziepalmer]

can't me touch me..

[@hungryforprofit6879]

2:55 That eye is beautiful, and its skin shines rainbow

[@sicknado]

Its eyes look like the center of the milky way galaxy

[@mikontisott]

Utterly fascinating research, thank you

[@SmolTerribleTornado]

name: VAMPIRE SQUID feeds of: floaty non living stuff that goes to his mouth who's the guy in charge of naming species?

[@WoM]

These clips are amazing

[@nathanpiazza9644]

We can learn all this about the most mysterious creatures on Earth but we can't figure out how to get Dutch people to pronounce "th" 🤔

[@amanofclass2137]

Watching this I thought this thing was huge, but than I looked it up and saw it’s only the size of a football

[@rappie1329]

LOL HE'S DUTCH, OBVIOUSLY! heard it right away

[@hortator0767]

Haha altijd dat accentje

[@drServitis]

I was thinking maybe Danish, but his name is clearly Dutch. The other question is; why is he working in Monterey, California???

[@toochillforthis8003]

lol

[@drServitis]

Professor Zoom WHY DO WE ALLOW EUROPEANS TO LIVE IN AMERICA???

[@starchild6143]

drServitis The person who made the video isn't Dutch. The scientist who narrated is Dutch though.

[@sookiekitty22]

Like an adorable blobby umbrella

[@harmonyjones8035]

Somewhere in the universe in a watery expanse on some planet or moon, something similar to these probably exist. May even be five billion years older than us. Maybe they rule some quadrant of the galaxy! :O

[@Violence1320]

yeah that makes sense, just how there is little oxygen and manages to live. What if certain animals feed on certain gases, or pressures. That would be some crazy looking creatures, honestly.

[@bippins]

They are called eldritch gods/ horrors

[@TheKingOfSexyness]

Yeah and they travel galaxies in spececrafts enirely filled with water.

[@GoldenShrike]

Basically it’s the sloth of the sea

[@FSXNOOB]

Heavy Dutch Accent =]

[@hlalakar4156]

With all the weird stuff in the oceans, both current and on into the distant past, I can't imagine that if and when we ever discover alien life that it will be any stranger.

[@HH-qf1br]

ANYONE FROM 2019?!?!!!

[@cheeseman5571]

hi

[@Gabriel-cu4xk]

Nah bro i'm from 2020

[@Coolnatu420]

@@Gabriel-cu4xk but that's not even possible it's not even 2020 yet smh my head 🙄🙄

[@start2957]

@@Coolnatu420 shut up its 2020

[@kc6kkn]

Up next to discover, is how do vampire squid reproduce?

[@renekenshin6573]

Beautiful animal

[@YVhere]

anyone else excited about the camera hight quality?!IT SO AMAZING AAAHHH

[@GazetteFan4life]

Are you dutch? You sound like a dutch person speaking english.

[@MBARIvideo]

+GazetteFan4life Yes, the scientist who did this work and narrated this video, Henk-Jan Hoving, is Dutch!

[@Nounismisation]

Excellent. Objective; Factual. Refreshing.

[@madvic6083]

I have one as a pet and its GREEN

[@Kattsoppa1]

-.- Yeah suure, So you own the deepest aquarium on the planet or?

[@madvic6083]

It's a blob of vomit.

[@Kattsoppa1]

Well then..

[@thedarkprince6692]

Faaaaaaaaaaaaaake!!! Show us a picture with you in it.

[@madvic6083]

ITS A BLOB OF VOMIT YOU IMBECILE

[@wishen4fishen2]

Great HD footage here.Thank's for posting your film.

[@chrissy93x]

I love his eyes their so big and blue lol like i wanna poke it and it will go back inside its body or something not trying to sound mean he just looks cute its like he has 2 sides the red side is his cute side and the spike side is his angry side

[@anitakeitel6805]

WHY DON'T I POKE YOU IN THE EYE AND SEE HOW THAT FEELS

[@piperdanis3970]

What a beautiful creature

[@Vandragorax]

"Detritivore".... this gonna be the next big craze after veganism.

[@nickmagrick7702]

most horrifying looking harmless creature there is

[@marshallharrisjr2321]

I've seen one on octonots

[@blocksman4085]

When you were younger right not when your a teenager

[@harmonyjones8035]

My daughter knows so much about sea creatures from the Octonauts :) She's 4. The other day she identified a damsel fish in a magazine and a giant syphonophore!! I was very proud. Actually, she saw the episode with the Humuhumunuunukuapwa'ah before I did and she mentioned it to me and I was like, the what? _Humuhumunukunukuapua'ah._ Did you make that up? _No._ She was right. There it was. Octonauts and the humuhumunukunukuapua'ah. Lol. Awesome.

[@MagcargoMan]

I looked up "Humuhumunuunukuapwa'ah" on Google and literally the only result is your comment on this video? Sure the name isn't spelt differently?

[@harmonyjones8035]

MagcargoMan Lol. Sorry, I was being lazy that day and spelled it phonetically as best I could. I don't think I did too badly :) Anyway, here's some details to help you find it: _The reef, rectangular, or wedge-tail triggerfish, also known by its Hawaiian name, humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, also spelled Humuhumunukunukuapua'a or just humuhumu for short (Wikipedia)_ _Scientific name: Rhinecanthus rectangulus_ _Higher classification: Rhinecanthus_ _Rank: Species_ _Symbol of: Hawaii_ Your comment made my day it was so silly. I get a feeling you're just flat out teasing me anyway :)

[@MagcargoMan]

Harmony Jones Ah, so that's what it is. Geez, the Hawaiian name sure is a mouthful.

[@galelululu]

SO IT'S A FILTER FEEDER? THIS IS AMAZING OH MY GOD

[@MundMoriginal]

Actually, this is just the censored version for the public, you know, like the Anne Frank diary you learn about in school. In reality, they feed on your dreams.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

I see. So they filter feed! They don't even need to go outside! They can stay indoors forever.

[@loverboyjuno1374]

Woomy

[@JosephPark]

after these amazing discoveries, marine biologists still get paid very little

[@IkaMusumesquiddie]

us squid are amazing~

[@billyrider3718]

what the cheese

[@SoraWorkerDrone]

They are so cool, the name Vampire, hence their name :)

[@elflaco20able]

+Ika Musume de-geso \\ o3o //

[@justinvarghese6852]

+elflaco20able What in God's name are you saying? Is this...is this some kind of hidden language, passed from the early Mayans centuries ago?

[@japanball5158]

Zoom it's called weeb

[@chrisp5095]

Very well done! Hello over there, from Santa Cruz! 😀

[@Siddious09]

well thats that...i off to nopeville located in nopes united states... on the nope train

[@taleandclawrock2606]

Fascinatiing! What beautiful eyes they have...