Transparent Animals
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Sea Walnut
Facts
- Order: Lobata
- Family: Mnemiidae
- Habitat: Oceans (over 50 degrees Fahrenheit; 10 degrees Celsius)
Transparent Part: Body
The sea walnut is a squid that gets its (cute) name not from its shape but its behavior. It’s so slow and inflexible that it looks like a walnut swimming in the sea. It actually comes from North and South America but has spread to the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea.
- Table of Contents:
- 0. Introduction
- 1. Glass Frog
- 2. Glass Squid
- 3. Leaf-Mining Beetle
- 4. Crocodile Icefish
- 5. Sea Walnut
- 6. Cleaner Shrimp
- 7. Indian Glassy Fish
- 8. Sea Angel
- 9. Glasswing Butterfly
- 10. Barreleye Fish