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Video: Bruce Carlson
Not much is known about the Red-lined Sea Cucumber. It's big, growing to some 50 cm (20 in) long and... well, there's those red lines. It's their stand-out feature, so they're also known as Red-striped, Peppermint or Candycane Sea Cucumbers.
They've been spotted in various parts of the Indo-Pacific, like the Philippines, Indonesia and the Solomon Islands. Their range is large but the species is quite rare.
Shame. I'd love to see a whole herd of these things. The sheer quantity of stripes would put zebras to shame!
8 comments:
Groovy, baby!
it does make me crave peppermint. :)
Cool to find a Sea Cucumber that makes everyone think about sweet, lovely things!
Don't lick the sea cucumber. Don't lick the sea cucumber. Please don't lick the sea cucumber. Please stop licking the sea cucumber. Don't look at me like that, I warned you not to lick the sea cucumber. I know. I know it doesn't taste like peppermint at all.
darn it, I was beaten to the peppermint comments.....oh well *licks sea cucumber*....bleh *keels over and dies*
Hahah! The effects of sea cucumber greatly outweigh the effects of peppermint
Some sea cucumbers are edible! Maybe this one would be good with a little mint and ginger...
Hahah! There's not enough stripy food out there!
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