Translucent Creatures

Photograph by Ingo Arndt/Minden Pictures

Jellyfish, Squids, Octopuses, Krill... every kind of underwater creature that inhabit the abysses usually share a see-through, translucent body, sometimes vividly colourful. Ingo Arndt and Chris Newbert have admirably portrayed some of them in this National Geographic gallery.
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Photograph by Ingo Arndt/Minden Pictures

Photograph by Ingo Arndt/Minden Pictures

Photograph by Ingo Arndt/Minden Pictures

Photograph by Ingo Arndt/Minden Pictures

Photograph by Chris Newbert/Minden Pictures

Photograph by Ingo Arndt/Minden Pictures

Photograph by Ingo Arndt/Minden Pictures

Photograph by Chris Newbert/Minden Pictures

Photograph by Chris Newbert/Minden Pictures

Photograph by Chris Newbert/Minden Pictures

Photograph by Ingo Arndt/Minden Pictures

Photograph by Chris Newbert/Minden Pictures

Photograph by Chris Newbert/Minden Pictures

Photograph by Chris Newbert/Minden Pictures

You can find more pictures of creatures from the abyss in the following posts:

• The enigmatic Frilled Shark
• The Piglet Squid, a squid with Gonzo's face!
• The jellyfish who cheated death
• The colourful underwater world of Nudibranchs
• Return of the Giant Jellyfishes!
• Creatures from the Abyss