Below is a list of transparent animals in the world. Sometimes you can’t even see them even when you’re standing nearby. If you do see them, they… see more …
From octopuses to frogs, these animals have bodies so transparent that they can be seen through like a layer of glass.
Chaenocephalus Aceratus, commonly known as the blackfin rockfish, lives mainly in Antarctica. Its blood is transparent, as is its body. It has a very weakly fossilized skeleton that is creamy white in color.
This cute creature that looks like a small glass ball is called Pleurobrachia pileus, also known as the Sea Goose. It is 2.5cm long and lives in open water. Its tentacles are twenty times longer than its body and are used to wrap around its prey.
Palaemonetes paludosus is also known as ghost shrimp. It is native to the southeastern United States, lives mainly in freshwater such as lakes and ponds, and feeds on plankton.
This glass frog lives in the southern United States and belongs to the amphibian family Centrolenidae. They are usually lime green in color, however, a large number of glass frogs are completely transparent. You can easily see their internal organs and even their hearts.
Amphipod Cystisoma Neptuni is a deep-sea amphipod with a translucent body. Its special structure helps protect it from predators. It is only visible in photos thanks to the camera’s flash
Pelagic Nudibranch is one of the most famous types of gastropods. To catch prey, it uses its transparent glass horns. This species is quite small in size with a maximum length of only 5.5 cm
Glass eels live in rivers in Europe. Their length varies from 60 to 80 cm, in rare cases, they can be up to 1.5 meters in length. Glass eels have a long lifespan of 80 – 150 years.
This beautiful creature is a Juvenile bullfish. This type of fish often lives around coral reefs in lagoons. The cool thing about them is that not only are they transparent, but they also float instead of swimming.
This snail is almost transparent. Its original name is Zospeum tholussum, first discovered in 2013, in a cave in Croatia. It is very small, about 3 mm in size. These glass snails are often blind and look extremely cute.