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[–] JoShmoe@ani.social 33 points 2 weeks ago

Allow us to be more transparent for you.

[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How do critters like this even sustain their bodies? Are their blood and nervous systems transparent too?

[–] T156@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

Their nervous system isn't. You can see it in the photo.

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I imagine this creature would probably be almost entirely invisible under water and look like just a pair of eyes and a spine.

What if there are bigger fish?

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 21 points 2 weeks ago

That’s cute. Now throw it back. Thanks.

[–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] JoShmoe@ani.social 7 points 2 weeks ago

You’re looking at it.

[–] FilthyHookerSpit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm assuming it's a 2-way digestive tract

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

No, fish have digestive tracts that go all the way through. Changing that would be way harder than keeping it mostly empty or full of water to make it clear.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 4 points 2 weeks ago

CW: Visible notochord.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

Only John Cena is perfectly clear.

[–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

I love science memes fossilesque thank you

[–] sjmarf@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Zebrafish are good for experiments because you can test phenotypes with a microscope without killing it.

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago