No Way! That's the same critter? They can fold them selves up like that? What are these tuypes called? Not the species but the group of them. They must be a different group than the standard cucumbers that we see.
I got a great book for Christmas, Sea Cucumbers of British Columbia, Southeast Alaska, and Puget Sound by Phillip Lambert that is way too much information on the Sea Cucumbers that can be found in our waters, unless you are a critter nerd like me. I actually read it cover to cover and it only took me a couple of evenings. There is nothing like falling asleep to a discussion of the internal anatomy of a sea cucumber.
I don't have it with me right now, but it is a great resource for IDing and learning about these amazing critters.
I didn't know that we had as many different species as we apparently do. Now I just have to find them and photo them and ID them to add them to my list. Of course the ones from dredges 1000+ fsw deep, I will have to leave to someone else to find.
Tim
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Coachrenz, i'll have to take a look at that book sometime when i catch you in Underwater Sports. I love nerding out to a good critter book. It makes me feel smart when i can rattle off arbitrary info about an obscure creature we see diving.