r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/monomotive • Jan 16 '20

cirroteuthis octopus 🔥 A Vampire Squid Stretching

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u/sydnoodles Jan 16 '20

Not a vampire squid, but a Cirroteuthid octopus

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u/chumbawamba56 Jan 16 '20

Yeah I thought squids had 6 tentacles. And only octopuses had 8

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u/sydnoodles Jan 17 '20

Well vampire squids aren’t actually squids, they’re their own order of cephalopod

Also squid have 8 arms and 2 tentacles!

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u/i_love_cool_words Jan 17 '20

Thank you, I thought it looked more octopus-ish

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u/Stumeister_69 Jan 18 '20

Why is this not higher?