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A Low Tide Find!
The Orange Sea Cucumber has most of its body in the sand and when feeding, the lower photo, extends it feathery tentacles to trap plankton. When disturbed or not feeding the tentacles are retracted into the body as in the top photo. The darker area in the top, under the tube feet, is where they disappeared to! The next low tide may present better photographic opportunities.
''Cucumaria miniata'' is commonly known as the orange sea cucumber or red sea cucumber due to its striking color. This northeast Pacific species is often found wedged in between rocks or crevices at the coast or on docks and can generally be identified by its orange bushy tentacles protruding above the substrate.
Similar species: Filtering Sea Cucumbers
By gary fast
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Uploaded Apr 29, 2020. Captured in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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