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The vampire squid reaches a maximum total length of around 30 cm
(1 ft). Its 15 cm (6 inch) gelatinous body varies in color between
velvety jet-black and pale reddish, depending on location and lighting
conditions. A webbing of skin connects its eight arms, each lined with
rows of fleshy spines or cirri; the inside of this "cloak" is
black. Only the distal half (farthest from the body) of the arms have
suckers. Its limpid, globular eyes, which appear red or blue, depending
on lighting, are proportionately the largest in the animal kingdom at
2.5 cm (1 inch) in diameter. The animal's dark color, cloak-like webbing, and red eyes are what gave the vampire squid its name.Mature adults have a pair of small fins projecting from the lateral sides of the mantle. These fins serve as the adult's primary means of propulsion: vampire squid "fly" through the water by flapping their fins.
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