An curved arrow pointing right. On a recent expedition in the Mariana Trench, NOAA's Okeanos Explorer team spotted this sea cucumber and the unique way it swims. Produced by Grace Raver Footage ...

The defense mechanisms animals use to evade or fight off predators can be both bizarre and fascinating. Some use camouflage ...

Some deep-sea creatures are rarely seen by humans because they stay close to the ocean floor. Sea cucumbers (class Holothuroidea), however, can survive in both shallow waters and the deep ocean.

Some use camouflage or mimicry, while others have protective armor. Sea cucumbers, however, use one of the most unusual tactics we’ve seen. As you can see in the above video, they shoot their ...

Between 13 and 24 November 2024, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), in partnership with Australian Border ...

The reinstated OSD species – a purple long-tailed sea cucumber, Psychropotes buglossa. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

There are plans to mine the zone for deep-sea metals which could put the ... like the abyssal sea cucumber. SMARTEX Project/ NERC It’s the first time a list like this has been made of what ...

In much of the Far East, sea cucumbers are a delicacy, fetching a high price for their purported health benefits. In Tampolove, a tiny windswept village of mud huts and sandy paths squeezed ...

The Australian Border Force has seized a record 3.2 tonnes of sea cucumber from a single vessel near Croker Island on Wednesday. The incident has led to the detention of 11 Indonesian fishers ...