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Outweirded by Nature: Barreleye
17 years ago
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In which Big Mama Nature proves once again that our imaginations got nothing on her. Exhibit A: The barreleye.
When you first look at this photo, you may think the two small ovals above and behind its mouth are the eyes, and that it looks rather sad…wrong. Those are its nostrils. The eyes are actually the two strange fluorescent green objects that look like they are imbedded in its transparent, dome-like head.
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/.....-eyed_fish.php
Barrel shaped eyes. Which swivel like telescopes. Inside a transparent skull! None of us ever thought of that one, did we? This deep-sea fish hunts fluorescent, stinging jellies. Apparently it has the gunsight eyes to home in on its prey, and the gunner's bubble to protect said eyes from the ouchies. Absoflutely brilliant.
When you first look at this photo, you may think the two small ovals above and behind its mouth are the eyes, and that it looks rather sad…wrong. Those are its nostrils. The eyes are actually the two strange fluorescent green objects that look like they are imbedded in its transparent, dome-like head.
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/.....-eyed_fish.php
Barrel shaped eyes. Which swivel like telescopes. Inside a transparent skull! None of us ever thought of that one, did we? This deep-sea fish hunts fluorescent, stinging jellies. Apparently it has the gunsight eyes to home in on its prey, and the gunner's bubble to protect said eyes from the ouchies. Absoflutely brilliant.
ITS A CYBORG FISH!