Monday, May 11, 2009

Neither Squid Nor Octopus - Thats Just GREAT!

Frightened beyond the capacity for rational thought. Just look at this FREAKIN' THING! How does a great planet like Earth even produce such a creature? For all you cephalopod lovers out there I dare you to pet this puppy.


"Vampyroteuthis infernalis literally means “vampire squid from hell”. Though technically neither a squid nor an octopus, this cephalopod shares traits with both. It lives up to 3,000 feet deep in the ocean. It has good control over its photospheres, spots that produce light. It can pull its arms over its head like an umbrella to hide from attackers, but if some other creature bites an arm off, it will regenerate. Instead of ink, the vampire squid can expel a cloud of bioluminescent mucus. But you won’t know how truly weird it is until you see it in action in this video."



"Hello, I am all soft and cuddly. Pick me up so I can KILL YOU!"


Now which evil sea creature would say, a SKELETOR model his battle chariot after? Three guesses and the first two don't count.



1 comment:

Wings1295 said...

Wow - that post is full of the stuff of nightmares! Ack!!!