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Story: Octopus and squid

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Vampire squid logo

Looking more like an octopus than a squid, vampire squid are deep-water cephalopods with a world-wide distribution in tropical and temperate waters. Although relatively small – about the size of an adult’s hand when fully grown – they have the largest eyes of any animal in proportion to their size. This vampire squid is the logo for artist Bruce Mahalski.

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Vampire Squid

by Bruce Mahalski

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Maggy Wassilieff and Steve O’Shea, Octopus and squid – Squid in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/7931/vampire-squid-logo (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff and Steve O’Shea, published 2 March 2009.