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Japanese Pygmy Squid eggs | Idiosepius paradoxus

Shown here are developing embryos inside transparent eggs of Japanese pygmy squids (Idiosepius paradoxus). The embryos are in the early stages of development, with eyes, tentacles and bodies taking form. The eyes of the juveniles measure around 0.1mm in diameter. The backdrop is Zostera marina seagrass. Photographed in Hokkaido, Japan.

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Shown here are developing embryos inside transparent eggs of Japanese pygmy squids (Idiosepius paradoxus). The embryos are in the early stages of development, with eyes, tentacles and bodies taking form. The eyes of the juveniles measure around 0.1mm in diameter. The backdrop is Zostera marina seagrass. Photographed in Hokkaido, Japan.