The Advantages Of A Transparent Head
Posted by Ross Rosenberg
Some amazing footage of Macropinna microstoma, known as barreleyes or spookfish. They get their name from their large, distinct tubular eyes, which can be rotated inside the transparent dome of the skull enabling them to view prey above them. This is especially handy for avoiding the stinging cells of jelly-fish, their main source of food. It also helps provide industrial strength nightmare fuel.
I’m beginning to see a theme today.
Macropinna microstoma: A deep-sea fish with a transparent head and tubular eyes [YouTube]
Categories: Animals, Nature, Nightmares, Science
Posted at 12:15 pm on February 25, 2009
6 Comments -
Holy crap! Well I probably won’t see anything weirder than this today, but then again, I live in Baltimore.
Comment by Raygun Robyn — February 25, 2009 @ 12:28 pm
I thought it was a hoax- it looks very much like a CGI. However, National Geographic are wont to agree on the find http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/photogalleries/fish-transparent-head-barreleye-picture/index.html
Comment by Dr Nautilus — February 25, 2009 @ 1:54 pm
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Pingback by Der Fisch mit den See-Thru-Head | Nerdcore — February 25, 2009 @ 2:04 pm
What the goddamn fuck??!!
That. Is. Awesome.
Comment by nephilim — February 26, 2009 @ 7:44 am
His head is transparent so you can see his thoughts of the Deep Ones! Yes, yes, tasty thoughts!
Comment by BobDog — February 27, 2009 @ 9:34 pm
Well that does it. There is NO WAY in HELL I am going outside today. Better nix tomorrow too.
Thanks for the warning, ectomo. You keep me safe.
~]3
Comment by Benevolent B — March 3, 2009 @ 9:25 am