The rare sight of these creatures littering the beach was sculpted by a dramatic combination of heavy surf and low tides.

Seaside, Oregon has a problem: thousands of sea cucumbers washed up on its beaches after a swell event paired with a low tide pushed them ashore to die.

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 ...

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

Thousands of translucent, worm-like sea cucumbers washed up along Seaside Beach in Oregon this week after a combination of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If the black long sea cucumber (Holothuria leucospilota) was a ...

A reverse image search using Google Lens revealed that the video had been shared across the internet on a variety of social media platforms since as early as March 20, 2024, including on YouTube, ...

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 ...

The present document reviews the population status, fishery and trade of sea cucumbers worldwide through the collation and analysis of the available information from five regions, covering known sea ...