storyhearts-journey: This juvenile glass squid (Bathothauma…



storyhearts-journey:

This juvenile glass squid (Bathothauma lyromma) haunts the waters with stalked, bulbous eyes and two short arms. Like many glass squids, members of this species contain light-emitting organs on their lower surfaces, which are used to fool predators and obscure the silhouette of their eyes.

Photo: Solvin Zankl

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