The+Sea+Cucumber

Sea cucumbers are not cucumbers or even plants, they are echinoderms.This means they are a sea animal with a hard shell. There are 1,250 __known__ species. Sea cucumbers are a diverse species ranging from the shallows to the deep. Sea cucumbers have an interesting defensive system. When threatened, some sea cucumbers will excreet a sticky goo that snares an attacking predator. Yet others will push their internal organs yes, their ORGANS out to confuse the predator. When the sea cucumber is safe from harm it will grow them back.