Thursday, April 2, 2009

Deep-water fish with see-through head


First discovered in 1939, the barreleye (Macropinna microstoma) has tubular eyes inside his transparent head. He can look forward or directly up by rotating the ultra-light-sensitive eyes to search for prey. The spots on the front of his head that look like eyes are actually nostrils

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29354875/

See funny Stephen Colbert's great spot on the barreleye here

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