well scientist did when they found this little fella at two inches long, swimming at depths of 2,000 feet deep, it is so dark that the fish has developed eyes in the back of his head, accustomed to living in the pitch-black of the deep sea, the animal has developed this unique and incredibly useful ability to spot predators trying to sneak up on it, as well as potential food, its amazing eyes glow a bright-green and researchers believe it may have developed a form of light filter which allows it to ignore the sunlight and spot the bioluminescence of small fish and jellyfish - it's favourite food, the two holes which look like eyes on the front of the fish are in fact nales, olfactory organs similar to human nostrils, it is known as a barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma)
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Do Not Mess With Fish 53!
and you thought fish were fun!
well scientist did when they found this little fella at two inches long, swimming at depths of 2,000 feet deep, it is so dark that the fish has developed eyes in the back of his head, accustomed to living in the pitch-black of the deep sea, the animal has developed this unique and incredibly useful ability to spot predators trying to sneak up on it, as well as potential food, its amazing eyes glow a bright-green and researchers believe it may have developed a form of light filter which allows it to ignore the sunlight and spot the bioluminescence of small fish and jellyfish - it's favourite food, the two holes which look like eyes on the front of the fish are in fact nales, olfactory organs similar to human nostrils, it is known as a barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma)
well scientist did when they found this little fella at two inches long, swimming at depths of 2,000 feet deep, it is so dark that the fish has developed eyes in the back of his head, accustomed to living in the pitch-black of the deep sea, the animal has developed this unique and incredibly useful ability to spot predators trying to sneak up on it, as well as potential food, its amazing eyes glow a bright-green and researchers believe it may have developed a form of light filter which allows it to ignore the sunlight and spot the bioluminescence of small fish and jellyfish - it's favourite food, the two holes which look like eyes on the front of the fish are in fact nales, olfactory organs similar to human nostrils, it is known as a barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma)
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