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Sea cucumbers are caught and eaten as beche de mer. They eat sand and detritus, digest the detritus and expel "clean" sand at the other end. One of the strangest symbiotic relationships in the ocean is with the pearl fish which lives inside the cucumber's anus during the day, and emerges at night to feed. They need to move to a better neighbourhood...
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South Andros, The Bahamas
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Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Trois Bassins, Arrondissement of Saint-Paul, Reunion
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Singapore, South West, Singapore
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Singapore, South West, Singapore
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Onna, Okinawa, Japan
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Onna, Okinawa, Japan
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Scientific name: Pseudoboletia maculata
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Scientific name: Pseudoboletia maculata
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North Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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Onna, Okinawa, Japan
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Tambanan, Sabah, Malaysia
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Singapore, North East, Singapore
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Singapore, North East, Singapore
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Scientific name: Brissopsis alta
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Scientific name: Brissopsis alta
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Los Cayitos, Islas De La Bahia, Honduras
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Kasawari, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Kasawari, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Kasawari, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan