Scientists discover a new species of ninja shark that glows in the dark.

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Meet the “Ninja Lanternshark”
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Scientists have discovered a new species of shark, one with jet-black skin, bulbous eyes, and special cells that allow it to glow in the dark. They call it the Ninja Lanternshark.

Officially named after Peter Benchley, shark-lover and the author of Jaws, the shark’s scientific name is Etmopterus benchleyi. But to come up with the shark’s common name, researcher Vicky Vásquez says she drew on a conversation she had with her 8-year-old cousins.

Vásquez explained to the kids that this shark uses photophores in its skin to produce a faint glow in the deep, dark ocean. Scientists believe the animals, which can grow to about half a meter in length, use this cloaking ability to blend in with the limited light penetrating the ocean’s depths and appear invisible from below. This helps them sneak up on small fish and shrimp while also avoiding becoming lunch for larger predators.

This super stealth, combined with the animal’s sleek, black appearance led the kids to suggest naming it the “Super Ninja Shark.” Vásquez says she didn’t think her colleagues would quite go for that, so she got them to scale the name back a little.
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“We don’t know a lot about lanternsharks. They don’t get much recognition compared to a great white,” says Vásquez, who is a graduate student at the Pacific Shark Research Center (PSRC) in California. “So when it came to this shark I wanted to give it an interesting story.”

That thing is cool looking.
 
Read the article, the glow is camo. It works, because some light reach from the surface and fish don't usually wonder about that.
 
Does it ever close its mouth? Lol Maybe that's the purpose of it glowing in the dark. Certain types of fish are attracted to the glow and just swim right inside its waiting jaws. Idk... Theorizing.
 
They glow in the dark? They seem about as good at disguise and stealth as Naruto.
 
Lazy devs sure love palette swaps.

When is god going to actually give us a substantial patch?
 
Not much of a Ninja if it glows in the dark

see i thought this reading the title, but looking at the article it totally make sense

real ninjas don't wear black anyway, real ninjas dress like serving people or farmers or whatever and blend in
 
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