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Many open ocean animals use invisibility to hide in plain view. Adapted to limitless, featureless blue surroundings, this planktonic ctenophore, Cestum, lives near the ocean surface. The complete transparency of its body makes it almost impossible to see against the open ocean waters. (Photo by Larry Madin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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Posted: May 16, 2013
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