For its size, the "vampire squid from hell," Vampyroteuthis infernalis, has the largest eyes of any animal. A six-inch specimen bears globular eyeballs the size of a large dog's. Such impressive orbs, coupled with its winglike fins and its ability to turn on and off at will a constellation of photophores -- tiny lights all over its body -- help this dark-bodied beast find prey at the lightless depths at which it lives, more than 3,000 feet down.
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Great clip.
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Of course, now I can't seem to stop singing about arach-uh-nids ... it is a bit of a brain worm, the whole boom-de-ada thing ...
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Though they forgot to capitalize "is" in the text at the end. "Is" is a verb, idiots!! Capitalize it!!!!!
*ahem*
A great video, that ^_^ Just made my day!
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Isn't it gorgeous? What a kickayss campaign. I'd so sign up for Discovery Channel ... if we had it here O;)
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I love arach-uh-nids! (Well, not really, but when it's given four syllables, how can I hate them so fully?)
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For its size, the "vampire squid from hell," Vampyroteuthis infernalis, has the largest eyes of any animal. A six-inch specimen bears globular eyeballs the size of a large dog's. Such impressive orbs, coupled with its winglike fins and its ability to turn on and off at will a constellation of photophores -- tiny lights all over its body -- help this dark-bodied beast find prey at the lightless depths at which it lives, more than 3,000 feet down.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/abyss/life/bestiary2.html
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