Camouflage: Being Invisible in the Open Ocean

Animals inhabiting the open ocean often conceal themselves by being highly transparent, but this transparency is compromised by light that is scattered and reflected from the body surface. New research shows that some midwater crustaceans use antireflection coatings to enhance their invisibility. An...

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Published in:Current biology 2016-11, Vol.26 (22), p.R1179-R1181
Main Author: Cronin, Thomas W.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Animals inhabiting the open ocean often conceal themselves by being highly transparent, but this transparency is compromised by light that is scattered and reflected from the body surface. New research shows that some midwater crustaceans use antireflection coatings to enhance their invisibility. Animals inhabiting the open ocean often conceal themselves by being highly transparent, but this transparency is compromised by light that is scattered and reflected from the body surface. New research shows that some midwater crustaceans use antireflection coatings to enhance their invisibility.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2016.09.056