Sentences with phrase «on sea cucumbers»

Plus, I'm convinced my introductory remarks on sea cucumbers are largely responsible for her sunny attitude toward us.

And not to mention that hopping on a sea cucumber helps the brittle stars to get from one coral reef to another more expeditiously than on their own.

But across much of Asia, the creatures are a staple in stir - fry, soups and stews and are so sought after that they are in imminent danger of being over-harvested, according to a report on the sea cucumber trade released Wednesday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Not exact matches

Yup, the black slimly looking thing on right hand side was the sea cucumber.

To serve, remove cucumber spears from brine, lightly shaking off excess liquid but leaving on any seasonings; sprinkle with za'atar and sea salt.

AN OCTOPUS with ear - like fins, a deep - sea worm that feasts on crude oil and a transparent sea cucumber (pictured).

Worms writhe in the goo, clams bask in the bacteria, herds of sea cucumbers dine on diatoms and sea stars scurry across the pitch black landscape.

Sea cucumbers, or holothurians, normally seen crawling incredibly slowly over the flat abyssal plains of the ocean floor, were found on steep slopes, small ledges and rock faces of the underwater mountain range.

Moments such as a blind student's tactile impressions of a sea cucumber serve as springboards for ruminations on a natural world far bigger and more complicated than any one person's perception of it.

Sea cucumbers at Station M feed on dead algae (brown material on gray deep - sea mud) that sank from the sunlit surface waters after a massive algal bloSea cucumbers at Station M feed on dead algae (brown material on gray deep - sea mud) that sank from the sunlit surface waters after a massive algal blosea mud) that sank from the sunlit surface waters after a massive algal bloom.

But, like the missing oil, the effects of the blowout on deep - sea life — whether sperm whales or sea cucumbers — may be hard to find given the mysteries surrounding the lives of these animals.

This study compared the global trade in shark fins to trade in sea cucumbers, and found that the news isn't universally good for conspicuous consumption products based on threatened sea life..

Like their fellow echinoderms, including urchins and sea cucumbers, basket stars have five-fold symmetry, but they elaborate on this with their extraordinary many - fingered arms, which are a little like slender coral branches.

That could include some bizarre adaptations, including «sponges that are sticky and catch prey instead of filtering water; small bivalves / clams having changed to suck in tiny shrimps instead of filtering; polychaete worms feeding on others and detritus - eating sea cucumbers.»

«My midwife suggested a sea turtle birth,» says one expectant mom, sipping on a glass of cucumber water.

Cups 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 3 garlic cloves, crushed to a paste with a little sea salt 1 (1 - inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated, reserving any juice 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest (optional) 2 red chiles, seeded and finely sliced (optional) 10 ounces ground turkey or chicken (any ground meat should work actually) 1/2 cucumber, seeded and cut into 1/2 - inch dice 3/4 cup (2 ounces) snow peas, trimmed and cut into very thin strips 4 scallions, thinly sliced on the diagonal 8 basil leaves Handful of fresh cilantro leaves 4 crisp iceberg or Boston lettuce leaves 1/4 cup (2 ounces) bean sprouts, soaked in ice water and drained just before use

[5] Leopard sharks have been reported inside the bay which also provides habitat for young bat rays, feeding on clams, crabs, shrimps, worms, sea cucumbers, brittle stars, various gastropods and isopods.

Above the wall on the return to the boat, Hugh found a sea cucumber making its gradual way through a sand chute.

And our expert guide Ranti from Thalassa Dive Resort found us this polyclad flatworm on the back of a sea cucumber.

Over a millennium later, in 1998, divers searching for sea cucumbers uncovered the wreckage, a dazzling trove of more than 60,000 objects which has remade scholarship on topics ranging from ancient trade policy to the history of porcelain.

In the past he travelled on the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham making pickled cucumbers on the way or more recently from the Akashi Sea, near Kobe, to Tokyo carrying a live octopus.

Most Western palates do not deem sea cucumbers — with their big, lumpy, worm - on - steroids appearance — anything close to edible, let alone a delicacy.

In this case, it's a Savigny's brittle star (Ophiactis savignyi) taking a ride on a leopard sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus).

I'm part of the team pushing for a prohibition on sea - cucumber consumption.