Tomopteris is a genus of rather attractive, pelagic polychaetes. In other words, bristleworms who swim in the ocean. At least some of them reside in the deep sea and are remarkably transparent until they glow a beautiful, bioluminescent blue. One of them glows yellow, which is rare for sea creatures, and they can even fire bioluminescent mucus. The stuff shines in the darkness as a distraction for predators while the actual worm makes its getaway. (Source)
That’s a ghost leviathan 😱
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