Macropinna macrostoma (common name "barreleyes") can rotate its eyes to a vertical position; because its head is transparent, it can then see predators or prey above itself without moving its body!
Two net-caught individuals contained fragments of jellyfish, which must have been their last meal. Such a potentially painful dinner requires incredible stealth, so it's now thought that barreleyes carefully maneuvers its body near such stinging organisms, keeping its "eyes on the prize," as the researchers said, throughout the entire hunt. Its tiny mouth then picks at the victim while a transparent shield protects the fish's eyes.
http://blogs.discovery.com/news_animal/2009/02/see-a-fish-with-a-transparent-head.html - via reddit
(image credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Minnesotastan.
He's adorable!
http://missfairchild.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/krang.jpg
i guess childhood cartoons really do have bearing on your adult psyche.
this is their offspring
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/photogalleries/fish-transparent-head-barreleye-picture/index.html
LOL Aw, you poor thing...
LOL Aw, you poor thing… "
I would like to second this statement :p
on topic: I seriously thought it was photoshopped up until I saw it posted on national geographic.. seriously mindblowing.. Evolution is amazing.
*looks up at MommaBear's comment and grins*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM9o4VnfHJU
Such an awesome animal!