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

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

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Photo credit: © GEORGETTE DOUWMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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