5.
RED-LINED
BUBBLE SNAIL
ORIGIN:
Indian Ocean, from
Australia and New Zealand to JapanFOOD:
Worms
The red-lined bubble snail has red-brown SIZE: 0.7-2cm
lines on his whitish shell and blue lines
on his edges. He has two small black
eyes on the top of his head and he
can be found in the ocean,
up to 45m deep.2.
GOLDEN
TORTOISE BEETLE
ORIGIN: North America
FOOD: Morning glory plant leaves
SIZE: 5-7mm
Only a small part of the golden tortoise beetle’s
body is translucent, but what makes him even
more special is that he can change colour
depending on his mood and phase of his
development. He even changes colour
when touched by a human. These
colours range from red-brown
to gold.4.
GHOST
SHRIMP
ORIGIN: North America
FOOD: Any small piece of
food including algae
SIZE: 1.5-3.8cm
Most part of the ghost shrimp’s body
is translucent and you can even see the
eggs in the mother, and the food in
the intestines. He has 10 pairs of
legs and they live for about one
year in either fresh or
brackish water.- SEA
BUTTERFLY
ORIGIN: Northern Atlantic and
Pacific oceans
FOOD: Plankton
SIZE: 1-4mmThe sea butterfly most probably got his name
from the way he ‘flies’ through the water. This
animal is extremely small, but uses a mucous
web of up to 5cm to entangle his food. He
lives in the top 25cm of the ocean during
night time, and then dive as deep as
100m underwater during
the day.
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3.
GLASS FROG
ORIGIN: Southern Mexico,
Central and South America
FOOD: Soft insects and spiders
SIZE: 3-7.5cm
You can see through the belly of the glass
frog, but the upper part of this little frog is
a solid bright or olive green with spots.
You can see this frog’s intestines and
liver, and you can even see his heart
beating. They live in rainforests
and there are 60 different
types of glass frogs.10.
TRANSLUCENT
TUNICATE
ORIGIN: All over the world
FOOD: Plankton
SIZE: >1m
There are many varieties of tunicate in oceans all
over the world, and they come in all shapes and
sizes, with some of them being translucent.
Some tunicates are solitary animals and
others live in colonies on rocks, shells
or even a ship’s hull.For more cool animal facts, get
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