SKELETON PANDA SEA SQUIRT: A new species of sea creature that has a distinctive skeleton-like body structure and black spots that resemble a panda has been discovered in Japan. The "skeleton panda sea squirt," which is what some Japanese termed the creature, measures two centimeters in length. On February 1, Japanese researchers published a paper about the species declaring its official scientific name as Clavelina ossipandae, which means "little bottle," "skeleton," and "panda-like appearance."

The skeleton panda sea squirt is one of Japan's newest species. 🐼💀 Its distinctive skeleton-like body structure and black spots that mimic a panda's have made it popular with divers visiting the Japanese island of Kumejima ever since images of it were posted online. | ABC7