Cucumber

Unlike most terrestrial animals, sea cucumber eggs undergo external fertilization—females release eggs into the water that are fertilized when they come into contact with sperm… Read More »How Do Sea Cucumbers Mate?

Sea cucumbers have a mouth at one end and anus at the other. A ring of tentacles (actually modified tube feet) surrounds the mouth. These… Read More »Do Sea Cucumbers Have Mouths?

If you pick up or bother a sea cucumber, it will squirt water from its rear hole, and it may even eject its innards. This… Read More »What Do Sea Cucumbers Squirt Out?

The microscopic spines, called anchors, are embedded into the thin, transparent body wall and help the sea cucumber burrow through the sand. Do sea cucumbers… Read More »What Are The Spikes On Sea Cucumbers?

Sea cucumbers have a mouth at one end and anus at the other. A ring of tentacles (actually modified tube feet) surrounds the mouth. These… Read More »What Surrounds The Mouth Of Sea Cucumbers?

Sea cucumbers do not have a true brain and no true sensory organs. Instead, a complex network of neurons helps sea cucumbers experience touch and… Read More »Do Sea Cucumbers Have Organs?

Sea cucumbers extract oxygen from water in a pair of “respiratory trees” that branch in the cloaca just inside the anus, so that they “breathe”… Read More »What Is The Respiratory Organ Of Sea Cucumber?

Sea cucumber have different nerve endings located in their tentacles and pharynx, allowing them the ability to receive stimuli and send responses according to their… Read More »How Do Sea Cucumbers Function Without A Brain?

Sea cucumbers are animals, not vegetables. Most sea cucumbers are scavengers, moving along the seafloor and feeding on tiny particles of algae or microscopic marine… Read More »Is A Sea Cucumber An Animal Or A Plant?

Is cucumber cooked or eaten raw? With its crisp, crunchy texture, cucumbers are best eaten raw. However, you can cook them, too, by baking in… Read More »Is Cucumber Supposed To Be Cooked?