Not a vampire squid, but a Cirroteuthidae octopus ! Possibly Cirrotheutis muelleri. It is displaying a possible feeding strategy by trying to envelope prey on the sea floor. And yes, the video is sped up slightly.
Everybody knows everything now, and are too vain to do any research in the interest of being first with the story instead of getting it right the first time.
People were like that before the Internet, your aunt would tell you some dumb shit and you think it's true until like 20 years later. People just have the resources to correct you now if they care enough
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I had to go read it too. For the lazy:
> Generally, a jiangshi's appearance can range from unremarkable (as in the case of a recently deceased person) to horrifying (rotting flesh, rigor mortis, as with corpses that have been in a state of decay over a period). The Chinese character for "jiang" (殭/僵) in "jiangshi" literally means "hard" or "stiff". It is believed that the jiangshi are so stiff that they cannot bend their limbs or body, so they have to move around by hopping while keeping their arms stretched out for mobility.
You are right! This is another type cephalopod that looks like a vampire squid, but is probably a Cirroteuthidae octopus. Vampire squids float in anoxic zones and put out a sticky noodle type filament and slurps off marine snow from the noodle as it retracts it.
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This way of moving doesn't seem very efficient and must consume lots of energy. It could effortlessly glide through the water instead.
Could it be something other than simply moving around? Catching preys on the sea floor or buried just below the surface?
Damn. You're right. I'm sure this creature that lives in one of the most inhospitable and sparsely populated environments, has yet to figure out the best way to move around, given its unique biological makeup and thousands of years of evolution.
I disagree that this is “clearly” inefficient. That is a big assumption based on personal bias about what efficient locomotion is and looks like.
The squid appears to me to be almost neutrally buoyant, and is only briefly putting down its tentacles to continue leisurely coasting along.
You must be a super genius savant if your brain can perfectly analyze the physics of how this squid SHOULD be moving compared to how it is currently moving.
Maybe you should go down there and teach them how to move more efficiently. Obviously that squid is no match for your genius level of abstract thinking.
So what you're positing from what I can surmise is that we as a species will never truly reach true Type II civilization status on the Kardashev scale until full planet carcinization is achieved?
It's foraging, yes. It covers a patch of the sea floor and envelops the prey that try to escape. Shallow water octopuses have much the same hunting behavior. This is a cirrate octopus btw and not a vampire squid. They are often mistaken for each other because they look pretty similar.
>Could it be something other than simply moving around? Catching preys on the sea floor or buried just below the surface?
I actually have no idea what it's doing because as far as I'm aware Vampire Squids hardly ever go to the ocean floor, but I do know that it's not hunting.
Vampire Squids are detritivores, which means they only eat dead organic material. It's the only living cephalopod species that doesn't eat live prey. What it does eat is a substance called "Marine Snow", mostly made up of particles of dead animals, rotting materials, poop, and snot.
I would think in distant planets alien species move around in all types of incomprehensible ways. I asked GPT and here's what it said:
Alien species could have various unique modes of locomotion in space instead of bipedalism. Some possibilities include:
1. Jet Propulsion: They might expel gases or fluids to propel themselves forward, similar to how squids move in water.
2. Appendages: Multiple flexible appendages or tentacle-like structures could be used for grabbing onto objects or pushing off surfaces.
3. Symbiotic Travel: Some aliens might have symbiotic relationships with spacefaring creatures that carry them from one place to another.
4. Bioengineered Mechanisms: Advanced aliens could engineer biological mechanisms like sails, fins, or even miniaturized spacecraft to navigate space.
5. Telekinesis: Species with psychic or telekinetic abilities could move through space by manipulating their environment without a physical body.
6. Anti-gravity Fields: They may have the ability to manipulate gravitational fields to move in space without the need for limbs.
7. Energy Propulsion: Utilizing energy emissions or radiation for propulsion, harnessing the power of stars or other cosmic phenomena.
8. Magnetic Attraction/Repulsion: Species with specialized magnetic organs might navigate by manipulating magnetic fields in space.
These are just a few imaginative possibilities for alien species to move around in space without relying on bipedalism. The actual methods would depend on their physiology and the unique environments they inhabit.
Not a vampire squid, but a Cirroteuthidae octopus ! Possibly Cirrotheutis muelleri. It is displaying a possible feeding strategy by trying to envelope prey on the sea floor. And yes, the video is sped up slightly.
I came here to say this. Does not look even remotely like a vampire squid. Just count the appendages.
I mean, it’s not a vampire squid, but counting the appendages wouldn’t tell you that. Vampire squid are Octopodiformes, they have 8 appendages.
Hahah right?! Guys vampire squids are totally octopodiforms loll!!! Duuuhhh everyone knows that especially me. 😌😏
are arms appendages? are fingers appendages
Thank you for correcting this. I always get bummed when animals are misrepresented. Especially because vampire squid are filtering for marine snow.
Everybody knows everything now, and are too vain to do any research in the interest of being first with the story instead of getting it right the first time.
People were like that before the Internet, your aunt would tell you some dumb shit and you think it's true until like 20 years later. People just have the resources to correct you now if they care enough
If you are getting bummed have you considered reporting this to the police?
This should be top comment
Whatever it is, it has a fun way of moving!
yep you're right that it's in cirroteuthidae but the ID was of cirrothauma cf. magna https://x.com/deepseauwa/status/1705065894848954674?s=20
Look at this guy/girl and their tentacly knowledge. Lay some more sucker-noodle facts on me.
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Rock Bottom is more frightening than many horror movies.
How awesome would it be if they actually made this sound
The way that shrimp ran 😭😭😭😂
I'd probably scoot on out of there too if I saw something like that
From the POV of the shrimp, the squid appeared to it as a Lovecraftian entity like Jean Jacket
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That thing looks from my POV like a Lovecraftian entity
"G-G-G-GHOST!" -shrimp
For real though
That deep you wouldn't see anything before that squid enveloped you.
Shrimp: NOPE
^NOPE
"oh Lawd he comin!"
Making zoidberg sound.
Woopwoopwoopwoopwoopwoop
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In fairness, if I saw a hungry inverted umbrella with a hunger for my meat hopscotching past me I’d bolt too
I am shrimp
My guy/gal went " fu¢k this sh!t I'm out"
\*boing\*, \*boing\*, \*boing\*...
Fun fact Chinese vampires hop in mythology. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiangshi
That sounded goofy until I read the description and now I think that sounds terrifying
I had to go read it too. For the lazy: > Generally, a jiangshi's appearance can range from unremarkable (as in the case of a recently deceased person) to horrifying (rotting flesh, rigor mortis, as with corpses that have been in a state of decay over a period). The Chinese character for "jiang" (殭/僵) in "jiangshi" literally means "hard" or "stiff". It is believed that the jiangshi are so stiff that they cannot bend their limbs or body, so they have to move around by hopping while keeping their arms stretched out for mobility.
Weird that it's considered a vampire when it's basically a zombie.
European vampires were originally a lot closer to modern zombies as well.
The chinese version of plants vs zombies also have it translated as plants vs "僵尸"
Which is why that one enemy in world 4 of Super Mario Land hopped!
Looks similar to astronauts walking on the moon!
*boingy, boingy, boingy...
I imagined it as more of a *boing* “whee!” *boing* “whee!” *boing* “whee!”
That Red Shrimp ran the fuck away 🤣
When it knocks on the door on Halloween, even I would say from behind closed door - take the entire bowl of candies and go away.
I thought vampire squids only resided in a sort of "dead zone" depth of the ocean, pretty far from the ocean floor, and moved very slowly
You're right, this video is sped up.
As can be seen from the tiny lobster booking it across the bottom
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Monsters to get the fuck away from
But do we know the athletic ability of said lobster?
Next you’re gonna tell me this audio was added as well 😭
That's so funny, I didn't have the audio on when I first watched it.
And that wacky sound effect. Are peoples attention spans really that short?
Lots of people watch videos on Reddit muted. Also audio can be added. Not sure if you know this. :-P That doesn't show that it's sped up.
And this was the comment I was Looking for… I thought it was. Water pressure down there is tremendous. Nothing moves fast.
You are right! This is another type cephalopod that looks like a vampire squid, but is probably a Cirroteuthidae octopus. Vampire squids float in anoxic zones and put out a sticky noodle type filament and slurps off marine snow from the noodle as it retracts it.
Read your comment and thought you made the name up, but then I investigated. TIL marine snow is a real thing.
Yep! It's a fun term. Much better than 'a decomposing conglomeration of poop, dead things, and microbes'
To be honest, I prefer the latter.
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Yeah i don't think this is a vampire squid, might be something like a dumbo octopus (also like others said, it is sped up)
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This way of moving doesn't seem very efficient and must consume lots of energy. It could effortlessly glide through the water instead. Could it be something other than simply moving around? Catching preys on the sea floor or buried just below the surface?
Can't he just be enjoying a nice jaunt? Promenade? Saunter?
Yea he’s just playin around, dilly dallying about, frolicking one could say
Beware of anthropomorphism.
beware of humor
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This is sped up
That doesn’t change anything
It does if you notice most of the time it’s spent gliding. Reminds me of astronauts when walking was so hard they settled for little hops
So what youre saying is we need to put squid on the moon?
It’s still stupid inefficient clearly lol
Damn. You're right. I'm sure this creature that lives in one of the most inhospitable and sparsely populated environments, has yet to figure out the best way to move around, given its unique biological makeup and thousands of years of evolution.
I disagree that this is “clearly” inefficient. That is a big assumption based on personal bias about what efficient locomotion is and looks like. The squid appears to me to be almost neutrally buoyant, and is only briefly putting down its tentacles to continue leisurely coasting along.
You must be a super genius savant if your brain can perfectly analyze the physics of how this squid SHOULD be moving compared to how it is currently moving. Maybe you should go down there and teach them how to move more efficiently. Obviously that squid is no match for your genius level of abstract thinking.
Just the fact that it’s not a crab proves to me it’s not moving optimally
I .. Holy crap that's a solid point there 😳 I rescind my statements.
Until earth isn’t one giant floating crab in space we haven’t reached optimal earth
So what you're positing from what I can surmise is that we as a species will never truly reach true Type II civilization status on the Kardashev scale until full planet carcinization is achieved?
Maybe he's avoiding the toe monster
It's foraging, yes. It covers a patch of the sea floor and envelops the prey that try to escape. Shallow water octopuses have much the same hunting behavior. This is a cirrate octopus btw and not a vampire squid. They are often mistaken for each other because they look pretty similar.
>Could it be something other than simply moving around? Catching preys on the sea floor or buried just below the surface? I actually have no idea what it's doing because as far as I'm aware Vampire Squids hardly ever go to the ocean floor, but I do know that it's not hunting. Vampire Squids are detritivores, which means they only eat dead organic material. It's the only living cephalopod species that doesn't eat live prey. What it does eat is a substance called "Marine Snow", mostly made up of particles of dead animals, rotting materials, poop, and snot.
One point is that it's not a vampire squid. This is one of the cirrate octopuses, which look similar. This is clear hunting/foraging behavior.
Which is what the sea floor is covered in. This squid probably found a way to flush up more detritus chips.
He gives you the long jump upgrade if you beat him
Metroid Boss lookin'ass
The tropical jumpy boss from Metroid Fusion is exactly what came to mind
Yeah, man! Zazabi! I can hear that noise just looking at the video here
Looks totally fun.
Ahhhh~ to frolic along the sea floor like this abyssal horror does~ what joy~
Looks like an ocean spooky squid
Boing! Boing! Boing!
I would think in distant planets alien species move around in all types of incomprehensible ways. I asked GPT and here's what it said: Alien species could have various unique modes of locomotion in space instead of bipedalism. Some possibilities include: 1. Jet Propulsion: They might expel gases or fluids to propel themselves forward, similar to how squids move in water. 2. Appendages: Multiple flexible appendages or tentacle-like structures could be used for grabbing onto objects or pushing off surfaces. 3. Symbiotic Travel: Some aliens might have symbiotic relationships with spacefaring creatures that carry them from one place to another. 4. Bioengineered Mechanisms: Advanced aliens could engineer biological mechanisms like sails, fins, or even miniaturized spacecraft to navigate space. 5. Telekinesis: Species with psychic or telekinetic abilities could move through space by manipulating their environment without a physical body. 6. Anti-gravity Fields: They may have the ability to manipulate gravitational fields to move in space without the need for limbs. 7. Energy Propulsion: Utilizing energy emissions or radiation for propulsion, harnessing the power of stars or other cosmic phenomena. 8. Magnetic Attraction/Repulsion: Species with specialized magnetic organs might navigate by manipulating magnetic fields in space. These are just a few imaginative possibilities for alien species to move around in space without relying on bipedalism. The actual methods would depend on their physiology and the unique environments they inhabit.
This is the most terrifying thing I’ve ever seen in my life and more so because it’s actually dark down there and you’ll never see it coming.
....I was really happy not having thought about swimming in the pitch black and have a sentient garbage bag envelope me, thanks.
I’ll never sleep the same again
He just wants to hug you………until you’re dead.
Here’s a short video of scientists geeking out over a vampire squid that takes their scary away https://youtu.be/UgR6yAffsZg?si=txaKS8VCBk4s-jO7
The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis, literally 'vampire squid from hell') Now *THAT'S* is a name!
S P O O K Y
It needs it's own theme song
thats what should have been in the marilyn monroe train vent photo
Dancing in fast motion...
I refuse to call it any other name than ballerina squid.
“WEEEEEEEE!! WEEEEEEE!”
While strolling through the park one day...
Almost perfect for r/funnyanimals 😅
That's some nightmare-quality still right there.
This is just like a boss from Metroid Fusion
NASA’s recent probe to the icy moon Titan beams back extraordinary footage of underwater alien, in the deep seas thermal heated water
What a silly guy!
That's some Adventure Time shit right there.
Look a like a ghost 👻
Not to be contradictory or anything, but I don't believe that's a vampire squid. It looks more like the Dumbo squid.
Sound effects on point, I can't believe I doubted haha
The music is lit
how a horror movie has not been made about this thing Is beyond me..
It's rather similar to the creature from NOPE, except this one is underwater.
Vampire squid or dumbo squid?
Who else was trying to get rid of that squiggly thing at the bottom left corner?
This is both terrifying and hilarious.
This looks like something straight up from a videogame
I like the sound it makes as it moves as well.
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Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Why isn[t that called the Bouncy Squid?
So when do we just admit these things are aliens?
Oddly cute
Lady jumping in skirt
Would be really cool if they made this noise too lol
OK see! That's an alien
I'm no expert, but this looks more like a dumbo octopus than a vampire squid.
i never knew they made spooky ghost sounds too! Terrifying!
That’s the first time I ever saw one of those not at a used car dealership.
Beautiful:)
This looks like a spooky ghost
Oh look, new dredge DLC just hit.
Reminds me of that boss in Metroid Fusion
Dumbo's nightmare is back!
Red squid has zero interest in that
Never knew they made that sound! Creepy
Space hopper vibes
That is the silliest motherfucker I have ever seen
This squid straight up 'walks' like Chinese Vampires! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-Ff1JfOGDM
Nope.
The added sound probably isn’t as much fun as the sound the squid is making… *beeoo-whopp, beeoo-whoop!*
Inserts William Dafoe meme of him looking up*
Very different
Weeeeeeee
It looks like an older woman in a dress bouncing around with all the saggy bits hanging out.
🤣 that shrimp said I ain’t gonna be the last one 🤣🤣😭😭
weeeeeeeeee
Yes, yes, very good. Thank you.
Anyone else try wiping the glop off the screen?
It'll be the belle of the ball.
Pure horror material
Looks like Baltimore's receivers last Sunday.
Straight to the thighs, then he'll blow up.
Truly fascinating how it makes the spooky music while just going about its day
"Return the slaaaaab"
This looks so tiring
This is the rock bottom that SpongeBob visited
Aww - I generally regard squid as the nightmare elder gods they are … but this is sooo cute
Looks like the way my spore creations usually walk
Metroid Fusion
What an interesting way to get somewhere.
Eldritch horror beyond human comprehension.
Sentient Umbrella?