Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
"Check out the fish Macropinna microstoma. It has tubular eyes and a see-through head. [...] Its eyes can actually rotate within its 'skull,' so the transparency allows the wary swimmer to keep a literal eye on happenings above it, as well as to the sides and directly in front."
The green globes are the lenses and the bumps above its mouth contain its olfactory organs. Cool video here and, of course, the obligatory Wikipedia entry.
(thanks dob!)
Update: The MBARI press release about the photos has lots more information. (via)
Pretty, and bizarre! Does your "WANT" refer to wanting one of these for a pet, or wanting to have similar anatomy to them?
Posted by: Clownęsthesiologist at February 25, 2009 04:56 PMThat's almost exactly what apo's kiwis and coin purse look like. I know this only because as kids he woke me up by hovering over my head while he was naked...and farting in my face. I can't tell you how many different ways this is a horrible wake up call.
Apo: the original Butthead.
Posted by: Mr. Sticky at February 25, 2009 08:48 PMHaving watched the video a few times now, I refuse to believe that whole thing isn't CGI.
Posted by: shpx.ohfu at February 26, 2009 09:45 AM
