Glass Squid

Cranchiidae

Abyssal Stats

Depth

Surface–2,000 m (0–6,500 ft)

Size

10 cm to 3 m (4 in to 10 ft)

Habitat

Midwater

Diet

Small fish and crustaceans

"My body is almost entirely transparent, making me nearly invisible to predators."

Think you know the Glass Squid?

Transparent squids that fill their bodies with ammonia to stay buoyant in the open water.

Transparency is their only defense in the deep midwater where there is nowhere to hide.