Sea cucumbers may appear slow and unassuming, but they have developed an incredible and unforgettable defensive strategy. When threatened or attacked, as seen in this Facebook video, sea cucumbers ...

Sea cucumbers are marine invertebrates that live on the seafloor. They're named for their unusual oblong shape that resembles a fat cucumber. Although people occasionally eat sea cucumbers, these ...

Ellen Goethel is a marine biologist and the owner of Explore the Ocean World Oceanarium at 367 Ocean Blvd. at Hampton Beach.

The sea cucumber is not exactly the beauty queen of the seas. Named for the long, tubular vegetable with a clean smell and a crisp flavor, the animal looks more like a pickle with an unmentionable ...

Sea cucumbers are marine invertebrates in the class Holothuroidea that live on the sea floor in both shallow and deep waters. They are echinoderms like sea urchins and starfish, which are also known ...

Sea cucumbers spend their lives prowling the ocean floor, scavenging for food and generally minding their own business. We ...

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 ...

Meet the bizarre sea pig, a kind of sea cucumber that walks along the sea floor on little squishy feet. Oh, and it shoves dead things into its mouth with tentacles.

Libin Zhang aims to restore sea-cucumber populations to rebalance ocean ecosystems and so that people can use their beneficial compounds. Skip to main content. Thank you for visiting nature.com.