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Yes, humans do eat sea cucumbers. In many Asian countries they are considered a delicacy, and sea cucumbers are one of the best protein sources in the world. Not only that, but sea cucumbers are used in Chinese medicine, to treat muscle and cartilage problems.
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What animals eat sea cucumbers?
Sea cucumbers, particularly eggs and young larvae, are prey for fish and other marine animals. They are also enjoyed by humans.
What ocean organisms eat sea cucumbers?
the ones that like eating sea cucumbers
Do sharks eat sea cucumbers?
No, they don't.
Does parrot fish eat sea cucumbers?
no
How do sea cucumbers eat'?
Sea cucumbers have mouths on the tip of their bodies they eat just like a worm except the fact that they have spiked rigid skin.
How does a Sea Cumber eat?
Sea cucumbers eat plankton and other organic material
Does a green sea turtle eats sea cumber?
No, a green sea turtle does not eat sea cucumbers. Green sea turtles are vegetarians when they grow up and other species of sea turtle do not eat sea cucumbers. If a turtle has been really sick for a long time, there will be undigested cucumbers in its stomach. It is hard for a turtle to eat them. Also a sea cucumber is a sea slug, not a vegetable or plant. Sea cucumbers are NOT slugs, but echinoderms, cousins to sea stars and sea urchins. Green turtles eat seaweeds, but have been known to eat octopus and occasionally squid. They also LOVE to eat jellyfish. As far as researchers know, sea cucumbers are not in a green turtles consumption. (reefannie)
What invertebrates are most closely related to humans?
Echinodermata i.e echinoderms - starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers
What are the warty sea cucumbers predators?
the Chinese people eat them so they are predators
What type of food do sea cucumbers eat?
How and what do they eat?Sea cucumbers are almost all detritivores. This means that they eat the tiny scrap particles that are usually abundant in the environments that they inhabit. There are two basic modes of feeding among sea cucumbers. "Direct deposit feeding" is one method which is seen in many surface dwelling and burrowing species. In this feeding method, sea cucumbers literally wipe their tentacles over the sediments to pick up tiny particles that settle there from the water above. Sea cucumbers are efficient direct deposit feeders. The fact that fecal pellets (poo) are richer in terms of energy and nutrients than the surrounding sediments that sea cucumbers eat is testimony to this fact. The other mode of feeding is the suspension feeding. Suspension feeding sea cucumbers have finely diverticulating buccal tentacles that are used to pick particles out of the water column during feeding.
Are sea cucumbers plants or animals?
Sea cucumbers are animals. They look like cucumbers XD
Are sea cucumbers herbivore?
How and what do they eat?Sea cucumbers are almost all detritivores. This means that they eat the tiny scrap particles that are usually abundant in the environments that they inhabit. There are two basic modes of feeding among sea cucumbers. "Direct deposit feeding" is one method which is seen in many surface dwelling and burrowing species. In this feeding method, sea cucumbers literally wipe their tentacles over the sediments to pick up tiny particles that settle there from the water above. Sea cucumbers are efficient direct deposit feeders. The fact that fecal pellets (poo) are richer in terms of energy and nutrients than the surrounding sediments that sea cucumbers eat is testimony to this fact. The other mode of feeding is the suspension feeding. Suspension feeding sea cucumbers have finely diverticulating buccal tentacles that are used to pick particles out of the water column during feeding.
