Glass squid’s ‘leaky’ light gives lesson in biology

Friday, July 1, 2016 - 07:21 in Biology & Nature

Squids may have something to teach us about making the most of a messy situation. The glass squid is a small deep-sea animal whose body is nearly completely translucent to help it avoid predators. The squid’s only readily apparent, opaque feature is its dark eye spots. Scientists had reasoned that an organ known as a […]

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