sea cucumber, Bohadschia argus, ejecting a part of it’s internal organs called Cuvierian tubules - significantly sticky strings are a defense mechanism designed to deter predators, Yap, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean


Searchable keywords

Find the right images by checking multiple keywords below:

  • Bohadschia
  • Bohadschia argus
  • FSM
  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • Holothuriidae
  • Micronesia
  • Oceania
  • Pacific
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Yap
  • animal
  • defense
  • defense mechanism
  • defensive
  • defensive measure
  • horizontal
  • horizontal format
  • invertebrate
  • leopard sea cucumber
  • marine
  • marine invertebrate
  • marine life
  • marine wildlife
  • sea cucumber
  • tropic
  • tropical
  • underwater
  • wild
  • wild animal
  • wildlife

Image ID: 0301930-DFL.jpg

Sea Cucumber | Bohadschia argus

sea cucumber, Bohadschia argus, ejecting a part of it’s internal organs called Cuvierian tubules - significantly sticky strings are a defense mechanism designed to deter predators, Yap, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / David B. Fleetham

Image dimensions: 6720x4480

URL for this image: https://pictures.blueplanetarchive.com/image/I00004DrNfeMDIWc