The Vampire Squid from Hell

This is my favorite thing I've read about the Vampire Squid:

We're familiar with the idea of squid and octopi spraying out a cloud of ink to distract predators; this strategy obviously wouldn't work at all in the dark depths where Vampyroteuthis lurks. Instead, the tips of the tentacles are translucent, contain clusters of iridescent green and yellow particles, and can ooze a viscous, glowing goo. Instead of a black fog, these guys spew a sparkling, glowing cloud and flash their waving tentacle tip lights in a pattern to bewilder, and presumably swim away while their foes thrash at fluorescing ejecta.

Allison, our downstairs neighbor came by for a planning session before we began the final layer and color. We got some more sand, we discussed Nathan and my idea about the Northwest Hodag-type thing. We looked at pictures, surfed the web, talked and talked. I typed the word, "Monster" into Google Image Search. Up came a big red eye. A huge red eye. And it belonged to a creature called Vampyroteuthis infernalis, or Vampire Squid from Hell. Allison started jumping up and down. She had thought of this earlier. Nathan and I were exited about learning about the new species: a distant link to Pixie? I always suspected she was part squid.

Here are some more articles on the Vampire Squid from Hell. You will agree this is one cool invertibrate.

Tentacle Cool
Movie of Vampire Light Show!
Smithsonian Pictures
Good Article
Tree of Life Web Project

So, we've changed our plans. Next comes the final plaster and then the Alis (color)! We're getting closer!