Cranchiid.jpg
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Summary
| Description | Normal photo of a Cranchiidae sp from the Operation Deep Scope Expedition 2004. This squid, about four-inches across, uses transparency to hide from potential predators. Open-water divers can more easily observe these creatures with polarizing filters. Compare the polarized and unpolarized images to one another. |
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| Source | NOAA photo library |
| Author | Edie Widder |
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This image is in the
public domain
because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties.
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