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 ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Baby sea cucumbers and brittle stars look nothing like the adults. Here are some of their larvae collected in plankton tows during the 2013 Larval ...

Holothuria edulis is better known as the burnt hot dog sea cucumber. Besides having a terrific name, this creature is fascinating—one that scientists insist is an underrated but valuable member of ...

Seaside is about 80 miles northwest of Portland. Thousands of translucent, worm-like sea cucumbers washed up along Seaside ...

Thousands of sea cucumbers have washed up on the beach in the Oregon coastal town of Seaside thanks to a combination of heavy ...