Ever seen a transparent Eel???

[DeSwiss]

Leptocephalus Larva http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC6DFXcDDqE">Transparent Eel

- Absolutely amazing......

[Demoiselle]

1. That is gorgeous. Is it really real?

Wow. Thanks.

[valerief]

2. Cool. Looks like a clear ribbon. nt

[Booster]

3. That is just too cool. I've never even heard of them.

[PoliticAverse]

4. I think Wonder Woman had one of those as a pet. n/t

[RKP5637]

5. Hypnotic and incredible!!! n/t

[lumberjack_jeff]

6. No, but I've seen lots of opaque ones.

How would I know if I'd seen a transparent eel? .. or horse for that matter.

[Ready4Change]

7. Not to be a jerk, but are we sure that's real?

I could well be wrong, but I ask because of a couple things. First, the jaw position never seems to change. Second, there is just about no internal structure at all No spine, no ribs, no organs. Third, I've tried a few web searches, and either I find things that don't look at all like this, or I find exactly this, and only this (many links, all within the last few days.)

Makes me wonder if this isn't a viral ad for a CG process of some sort.

[DeSwiss]

8. The Almighty Wiki says it''s real!

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptocephalus">Leptocephalus

[MineralMan]

10. All of the gut and other internal structures are immediately

adjacent to the head. You can see the spine in the ribbon-like body. They eat tiny particulate matter, rather than normal zoo-plankton, and swim with the mouth open to capture their food.

Most eels have a leptocephalus as a larval form. It's real. This video offers a very, very rare opportunity to watch one alive. They're almost never seen.

[eppur_se_muova]

12. Many marine creatures are transparent, including vertebrates.

It's especially common in larval forms.

[Mist]

9. How beautiful and unusual--a floating ribbon with a pearl-like eye. Amazing! Thanks for posting. nt

[eppur_se_muova]

11. You're only replying to show off your transparent pig. nt

:)

[Mist]

13. You caught me! (The cute little pig is available at Pier 1. I named mine "Pippa.") nt

[krispos42]

14. I would think the answer would be "no" by definition...

:D