Cookie dough? Nope, just the chocolate chip sea cucumber (Isostichopus badionotus). This critter has no true brain: Instead, a complex system of neurons helps it interact with its environment through touch and the ability to feel the presence of light. Found throughout warm, shallow waters in the Atlantic, this species grows about 1 ft (30.5 cm) long. Fun fact: There are more than 1,000 species of sea cucumbers!
Photo: Matteo Cassella, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
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Croatian Freediver Shatters Record For Longest-Held Breath
A Croatian freediver has achieved a seemingly impossible feat. On June 14 of this year, Vitomir Maričić took…
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A sea cucumber in Havannah Harbour, off the coast of Efate Island, #Vanuatu
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