#1. The Glasswinged butterfly
Greta oto (glasswinged butterfly) is a brush-footed butterfly. The transparency of its wings results from the combination of three properties: first, from the low absorption of the visible light by the material constituting its wings, second, from the low scattering of the light passing through the wings and finally, from the low reflection of the light impinging on the wings surface.
#2. Juvenile Sharpear Enope squid
This is a juvenile sharpear enope squid (Ancistrocheirus lesueurii). Its transparent body is covered with polka dots of pigment-filled cells, and below its eyes are bioluminescent organs. They may be found throughout the tropical and subtropical oceans, often at depths of between 200-1000 metres.
#3. Transparent juvenile surgeonfish
This transparent fish is a juvenile Surgeonfish. They're found in a wide range of waters including those around New Zealand. Believe it or not, it's the same species of fish as Dory from Finding Nemo/Dory! They can grow up to 30cm (12 inches) long and are popular aquarium fish.
#4. Macropinna Microstoma
Macropinna microstoma is the only species of fish in the genus Macropinna, belonging to the Opisthoproctidae, the barreleye family. It is recognized for a highly unusual transparent, fluid-filled dome on its head, through which the lenses of its eyes can be seen. M. microstoma has been known to science since 1939, but is not known to have been photographed alive until 2004.
#5. Tortoise shell beetle
The tortoise shell beetle is not completely transparent, but it does have a carapace that is nearly invisible. The purpose of the transparent outer shell is to fool potential predators, as it reveals markings on its back that act as a warning. Tortoise beetles come in many different varieties, and the design under their clear shells can be distinct and beautiful.
#6. European Eel
European Eels change colors several times throughout their lives. They start off transparent before turning brownish-yellow on their sides and belly. After 5–20 years in fresh or brackish water, the eels become sexually mature, their eyes grow larger, their flanks become silver, and their bellies white in color. In this stage, the eels are known as "silver eels."
#7. See-through Frog (Hyperolius Leucotaenius)
Hyperolius leucotaenius is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo. At one time thought to be extinct, in 2011 Hyperolius leucotaenius was found and photographed on the banks of the Elila River, a tributary of the Lualaba, during an expedition led by Eli Greenbaum of the University of Texas El Paso.
#8. Transparent immortal jellyfish
Turritopsis dohrnii, otherwise known as the immortal jellyfish, is a species of small, biologically immortal jellyfish found in the Mediterranean Sea and in the waters of Japan. It is one of the known cases of animals capable of reverting completely to a sexually immature, colonial stage after having reached sexual maturity as a solitary individual.
#9. Costa Rican tadpoles
These are Costa Rican Tadpoles. The swirls you can see on their bellies aren't actually patterns - they're neatly coiled intestines!
#10. Deep sea Anglerfish
The larvae of the Deep Sea Anglerfish has a transparent, almost jelly-like skin. It only gets its color when it grows up. That's also when it develops the "lure" at the front of its head and the fang-like teeth that Anglerfish are famous for.
#11. Salpa Maggiore
This fish was caught off the Karikari peninsula on the north island of New Zealand. Experts believe it could be a Salpa maggiore (Salpa maxima), commonly found in the Southern Ocean.
#12. Glass frog
The glass frogs (or glassfrogs) are frogs of the amphibian family Centrolenidae (order Anura). While the general background coloration of most glass frogs is primarily lime green, the abdominal skin of some members of this family is translucent. The internal viscera, including the heart, liver, and gastrointestinal tract, are visible through the skin, hence the common name.
#13. Ghost shrimp
Ghost shrimp is a name applied to at least three different kinds of crustacean: Thalassinidea, crustaceans which live in deep burrows in the intertidal zone' Palaemonetes, small mostly transparent shrimp commonly sold for use in freshwater aquaria; and Caprellidae, amphipods with slender bodies more commonly known as "skeleton shrimps." Ghost shrimp are sometimes targeted as prey even by fish smaller than them.
#14. Sea salps
A salp is a barrel-shaped, planktonic tunicate. It moves by contracting and pumping water through its gelatinous body. Salp jet propulsion is one of the most efficient in the animal kingdom. The salp strains the pumped water through its internal feeding filters, feeding on phytoplankton.
#15. La Palma Glass frog
Hyalinobatrachium valerioi, sometimes known as the La Palma glass frog, is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found in central Costa Rica and south to Panama and the Pacific lowlands and slopes of western Colombia and Ecuador. The ventral surface is transparent, however, the heart is covered by white tissue and not visible.
#16. Ice Fish
Living in 10m (32ft) below the surface of the Southern Ocean, where temperatures hover around -2 °C (28.4 F), are fish that seem to be made of the ice they swim beneath. Antarctic icefish are so well-adapted to the frigid waters, they even have an antifreeze glycoprotein in their blood and body fluids to stop ice crystals forming.
#17. Fully transparent rain forest frog
The glass frog’s stomach is completely transparent. Close examination reveals a fully visible system of organs, including the heart, liver, and full intestinal tract. Scientists believe that earlier frogs of this species evolved to have this trait for camouflage; while perched on a leaf or branch, they are extremely difficult to spot from a distancey.
#18. Sea Anemone
Sea anemones are a group of water-dwelling,
predatory animals of the order Actiniaria . They are named for the anemone , a terrestrial flower . Sea anemones are classified in the phylum Cnidaria, class
Anthozoa , subclass Hexacorallia . Anthozoa often have large polyps that allow for digestion of larger prey and also lack a medusa stage. As cnidarians , sea anemones are related to corals , jellyfish , tube-dwelling anemones , and Hydra.
