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DEFYING PERCEPTION  Sensationalism strikes Latin names too. Vampyroteuthis infernalis, “vampire squid of hell,” is neither a vampire nor a normal squid.

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By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

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Vampire squid live slow. Even their gonads, it turns out, take vacations.