The sea sapphire is an ant-sized crustacean. Considered an anomaly to scientists due to their ability to blaze between brilliant shades of color and near-invisibility, scientists have discovered that their unique abilities are due to microscopic layers of crystal plates which are arranged in a honeycomb-like pattern in the skin cells of the copepods’ back, helping them to pull off the optical trick.
Watch:https://vimeo.com/58293792
Article:http://www.deepseanews.com/2014/02/the-most-beautiful-animal-youve-never-seen/
Paper:http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0086131
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