Vampire squid no Gordon Gekko

Vampyroteuthis infernalis not all that rapacious

An ominously named creature of the deep that has come to signify the most predatory aspects of Wall Street turns out to be more of a dumpster-diving scavenger than a blood-sucking predator.

A vampire squid, which is neither a true squid nor a vampire, floats in its typical feeding posture with a long, pale filament extended in the water to collect drifting tidbits.