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The Hyper Eyes of Hyperiids: How Some Shrimp-Like Creatures See Light in the Deep Sea

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Three hyperiids, each with two large eyes and red body showing through their translucent bodies.
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Themisto

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A side-view of a translucent phronima with a large red eye.
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Phronima Alien

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A translucent, female hyperiid surrounded by white young in a barrel-shaped body cavity.
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Phronima Female and Young

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Two small, translucent hyperiids with very large eyes.
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Paraphromina

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A side-view of translucent hyperiid with a black background.
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Cystisoma

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A red Scypholanceola aestiva stares at the screen with large orange eyes.
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Scypholanceola aestiva

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Image of deep-sea crustacean with black background.
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Vibilia

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Small red hyperiid.
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Lanceola

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This new species of lobster (Dinochelus ausubeli) is blind and has bizarre claws. It was discovered about 300 meters (984 feet) deep in the Philippine Sea by a Census of Marine Life expedition.
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Blind Lobster

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Mantis shrimp have built-in polarized vision to help them see underwater—and maybe even communicate.
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Built-in Underwater Polarized Lenses?

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Mantis Shrimp Carries Eggs

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