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TIL the vampire squid is neither an octopus nor a squid and it's eyes are proportionately the largest in the animal kingdom. If agitated, it ejects a sticky cloud of bioluminescent mucus which is ... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL the vampire squid is neither an octopus nor a squid and it's eyes are proportionately the largest in the animal kingdom. If agitated, it ejects a sticky cloud of bioluminescent mucus which is able to stick to predators, making them more visible to secondary predators

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