A squid with a transparent body and red eyes was photographed in the Alaskan abyss

When science fiction becomes reality. This translucent squid with red eyes looks like it came straight out of a Star Wars movie, but it’s real. This amazing creature was filmed in the deep sea off Alaska, USA. She has a transparent body and terrifying red eyes.

Fish from the abyss often have a monstrous appearance and this transparent squid will be no exception to the rule. The cephalopod was spotted by researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Ocean Exploration Team. This species is the glass squid known by the scientific name Taonius borealis.

Meet this terrifying glass squid that reaches a depth of 700 metres

Researchers came face to face with the glass squid on July 15. They were driving a remote-controlled car. It was moving at a depth of about 700 meters in the waters of the Pacific Ocean off the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.

This was the first dive for the vehicle, which is part of NOAA’s Seascape Alaska 3 expedition. Researchers on board the ship Oceanus Explorer aim to map the unexplored areas in the deep sea of ​​this region. So they didn’t necessarily expect to find a glass squid with scary red eyes. This is an unexpected discovery, but glass squid are abundant in these waters.

” This is a fairly common squid in these waters, but the close-up photos taken here were not common at all “, explained the researchers in the description of the YouTube video. This video is really impressive because we see the glass squid up close. Its body is completely transparent and the only colored organ visible is the digestive gland. On each side of its body, the two white organs that we see are the gills. Furthermore, We do not know the gender of the squid photographed, however, the researchers have not determined that.

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The squid’s body, called its mantle, is the main part that collects all the vital organs. We don’t know the size of the individual photographed off Alaska, but you should know that the mantle glass squid can reach approximately 66 centimeters in length. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) It is also determined that this animal lives at a depth of between 200 and 2000 metres.

As you watch the video, you’ll notice that the squid’s eyeballs sometimes retract. It is briefly covered by a transparent membrane. NOOA researchers confirmed that this movement is similar to the blinking of humans and other animal species. Let us also point out that cuttlefish do not blink at the same time as we do.

Squid are animals that will never cease to amaze us. The cephalopod group includes approximately 300 species, each distinct from the others, such as the California squid. Females of this species have false testicles to repel males.