Some lizards shed their still-wriggling tails to distract predators, but sea cucumbers take this sort of strategy to the next level. Some startled sea cucumbers shoot a silky — and sticky — substance ...

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From their bizarre name to their blobby worm shape to the fact that its anus is also a mouth, sea cucumbers are some of the most outlandish things in the ocean. There are more than 1,700 species in ...

The allure of sea cucumber, Addison on Cafe 2001 and its elusive watermelon cake, plus L.A.’s king of super chuggers and more. I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with this week’s ...

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Sea cucumbers have long been nature's unsung janitors, quietly cleaning the ocean floor. But new research suggests they may do more than just clean up, they could help clean out cancer cells. A ...

This slimline, eel-like fish has no scales for protection so chooses to use a sea cucumber's sphincter for safety. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Researchers inside a deep-sea vehicle collected sea cucumbers from the seafloor, then discovered two new species. Jong Marshes via Unsplash Off the western coast of Australia, the Wallaby-Zenith ...

If you happened upon this bizarre creature in the ocean, you could be forgiven for thinking someone had flung a chicken carcass into the sea and it was bobbing along on the current — hence its ...

Thousands of sea cucumbers have reportedly washed ashore in the Oregon coastal town of Seaside, roughly 80 miles west of Portland, due to powerful waves and low tide. The translucent sea creatures ...

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PORTLAND, Ore. — Thousands of creatures known as “skin-breathing sea cucumbers” have washed ashore on Seaside Beach along the Oregon Coast. The small, gelatinous, blob-like animals are often uprooted ...