The description “a deep-sea fish with a transparent head and tubular eyes” doesn’t even begin to prepare you for the horror that is Macropinna microstoma:

And by the way? The eyes aren’t where you think they are. Those are nostrils. No, the eyes are the green dome-shaped thingies pointing straight up. Through its transparent head.

Just a reminder that the world is a lot weirder than you think.

posted by: Aaron Bragg  |  category: random thoughts  |  comments(2)