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The Featured Creature: Sea Sapphire: the Most Beautiful Animal You’ve Never Heard Of

This is the Sea Sapphire, an absolutely STUNNING marine copepod. Japanese fishermen would call a gathering of these creatures “tama-mizu”, or jeweled water.

Make sure to watch the VIDEO in the article!!

photos:Stefan Siebert,http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/bluemuseum,CIOERT, .gif from liquidguruvid

Y’all probably seen this by now, and I might have reblogged already but it’s ok.

@calicogoat