By Liz Kimbrough A sea cucumber with two horn-like appendages sits on the mud in the deep South Atlantic Ocean. Scientists ...

New MBARI research has revealed that the sea cucumber Pelagothuria natatrix plays an important and unexpected role in the ...

The post The Sea Cucumber's Bizarre Defense — Exploding Its Own Guts appeared first on A-Z Animals. Sea cucumbers have few predators. The ones they do have are often avoided by camouflage, blending ...

The rare discovery of a nursery with billions of baby sea cucumbers in the ocean water near Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, is helping ...

A mischievous sea cucumber and 56 other newly discovered marine species are making a splash in the South Atlantic Ocean. The ...

A horned sea cucumber named after a Norse trickster god is one of dozens of newly identified creatures from a deep-sea canyon ...

A sea cucumber, lying innocently on a bed of sand, looks kind of like a blob, and feels almost plushy. But although the creatures seem squishy and defenseless, they have evolved fascinating strategies ...

You might give back to your community by donating old clothes or volunteering at a food bank. Sea cucumbers offer something a little less conventional: poop, and lots of it. The researchers used ...

Sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea) are strange, cylindrical marine invertebrates closely related to sea urchins and starfish. They have no eyes, resemble a colossal chubby worm, and use their anus for both ...

Sea cucumbers are internationally known as a superfood, as they contain many healthy substances. They are highly sought after by both Chinese restaurants and health food manufacturers. However, many ...

As children, some of us may have poked something squishy and black at the beach with a stick, only to be told by our parents ...

Sea cucumbers are considered a high-value commercial food and the demand for locally-produced seafood is rising. However, so are extreme climatic events that can rapidly change water conditions, ...