Sunday, October 18, 2015

The blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus)

     The blobfish is officially considered the ugliest animal in the world. This melted human-face looking creature lives in the deep waters (-2000ft to -4000ft) around Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. They measure around 11 inches

     Don't hate blobfishes. It's not their fault if they look like this out of the water... In fact, when they are deep under the water, the shape of their face is totally different (and normal looking) due to the extreme pressure.

     The image on the left shows what a blobfish looks like in its usual environment. Due to the low density of its flesh and its lack of muscles, the tremendous change in pressure affects the blobfish's appearance when taken out of the water (as seen above).

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