Sunday, August 7, 2011

Surfing For Stress Release?

Robert asks…What is the deadly toxin that sea cucumber release when they get stressed or die?Nancy answers:I have never hear of a toxin but I have heard that under moderate amounts of stress, a sea cucumber will squirt water from both ends. Under extreme stress, however, the sea cucumber will regurgitate its stomach called evisceration and escape in the subsequent chaos. The stomach will regrow within a relatively brief period of time.

Also they have a compound in their skin called catch

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