'Gummy squirrel' found in deep-sea abyss looks like a stretchy …
2022年8月2日 · A type of sea cucumber, this gummy squirrel looks frighteningly similar to a banana. (Image credit: DeepCCZ expedition; Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation and NOAA)
The Weird and Wonderful Megafauna of the Abyssal CCZ
The gummy squirrel uses its 18 feeding palps, or “lips,” to ingest relatively food-rich particles of phytoplankton detritus that have sunk from the sunlit surface ocean five kilometers above.
Underwater creatures: 5,000 new species found in the Pacific Ocean - BBC
2023年5月26日 · 5,000 new species have been found in an area of the Pacific Ocean called the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. These weird and wonderful creatures include worms, corals and sea cucumbers known as "gummy...
What Even is This Deep-sea "Gummy Squirrel"? - YouTube
What Even is This Deep-sea "Gummy Squirrel"? It looks like a banana but is actually a cucumber, this deep-sea specimen was one of the dozens discovered in the pacific ocean. ...more. Never miss a...
Sandy Cheeks - Wikipedia
Sandy is portrayed as an intelligent anthropomorphic flying squirrel who wears an astronaut-like diving suit and lives underwater. The character's reception from fans has been positive. Sandy has appeared in many SpongeBob SquarePants publications, toys, and other merchandise.
Underwater Squirrels at Lake Wazee - YouTube
Here's the squirrel and chipmunk I found underwater at Lake Wazee.
Meet the gummy squirrel - one of many creatures found on a …
2022年8月3日 · It's a sea cucumber - a marine animal characterized by leathery skin and an elongated body. This one is called a ‘gummy squirrel.’. We don’t know a lot about this creature, but scientists believe...
Deepsea: Meet the Gummy Squirrel - Nature Canada
2019年6月12日 · Lots of strange and wonderful animals inhabit the deep sea off the coast of British Columbia. Few are as strange as the Psychropotes longicauda, a species of sea cucumber nicknamed the “Gummy Squirrel” for its tail-like appendage and soft looking body.
What is a Gummy Squirrel? - Ocean Conservancy
2024年7月12日 · The gummy squirrel is about two feet long—large for a sea cucumber, which is typically four to 12 inches in length. Under its bright yellow topside, it has a beautiful bouquet of 18 feeding palps, or “lips,” that help it ingest nutrient-rich detritus that sinks to the ocean floor.
Can Squirrels Swim? | How fast can squirrels swim? - YouTube
Unlike frogs and turtles, they cannot breathe underwater. Squirrels need to breathe air as we do. They “hold” their breath (which animals can’t really do) for as long as a minute before...