Why are some deep sea creatures transparent?

Remember that deep sea is a low energy habitat with very few opportunities. Its seafloor is a barren desert and which lookslike your bedroom carpet (assuming that you have one). Here, deep sea invertebrates can survive by exploiting POM (particulate organic matter) originating fron organisms living in the above water layers. read more

This transparent amiphod has a unique survival strategy by making itself almost invisible to predators. This strange inch-long creature actually inspired the design of queen alien morph in Alien movie series. Just one look at it makes it obvious why. Transparent Sea Animals. Check out more transparent sea creatures pictures below. read more