Translucent Creatures

A pelagic, or open-ocean, octopus gives off a neon glow in Hawaii. Most species of octopus have no internal skeleton, unlike other cephalopods.

A photographer's strobe gives a violet sheen to this translucent juvenile roundbelly cowfish off the coast of Kona, Hawaii. Also known as the transparent boxfish, the roundbelly cowfish has two short horns in front of its eyes.

A hydromedusa spreads its luminescent tentacles in the Weddell Sea near Antarctica.

Tiny marine snails known as sea butterflies take many forms, including heart-shaped, such as this species in Antarctica's Weddell Sea.

A nearly translucent squid glows in reds and purples. There are nearly 300 different species of squid, found in oceans worldwide.

A close-up of a bristleworm's head in Antarctica's Weddell Sea shows the tiny predator's trumpet-shaped mouth.

A copepod, a type of zooplankton, drifts in the Weddell Sea near Antarctica. Copepods are microscopic relatives of shrimp and lobsters.

Darkness in Antarctica's Weddell Sea gives this comb jelly a chance to show off its candy-colored bioluminescent cells.

Antarctic krill, such as this specimen in the Weddell Sea with a stomach full of yellow algae, are a critical link in the ocean food web.

The flower-shaped larva of a scyphomedusa jelly drifts in Antarctica's Weddell Sea.






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