Graeff's sea cucumber (Pearsonothuria graeffei). Sea cucumbers are scavengers that travel across the sea bed using their tentacles to search for plank

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Graeff's sea cucumber (Pearsonothuria graeffei). Sea cucumbers are scavengers that travel across the sea bed using their tentacles to search for plankton and the remains of other animals. Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt.

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Size: 5157px × 3425px
Photo credit: © GEORGETTE DOUWMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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