cucumber commensalism (1 Viewer)

[FragsandMore]

So I got in some new things last night, and was packing a few cucumbers for people stopping by to get them, ...

anyhow after re-packing one certain sand-sifting cucumber (Holothuria sp.) I handed it to the customer, and noticed there was something else inside the bag, ...

I had seen something about this on National Geographic/Discovery, or somewhere, but never have I before seen it with my own eyes, ...

these fish tend to reside in the anal cavities of sand sifting cucumbers. Trust me, that fish was NOT put in that bag, only the cucumber was, lol.

Evolution at its finest!

 

[flipside]

Ewww....

 

[RR-MAN]

Good for the customer; Get 2 for the price of 1.

 

[AnnetteG]

Ewww....

what he said...

 

[cliner]

Still alive Don. Unfortunately, my brother ended up with it. Somehow, there was a mix up at his house, who'd have thunk it!

 

[Llama]

Sweet! I've read about them when I had the sea apple, but never seen one.

 

[AquaNerd]

man you should have got some better pictures.

 

[FragsandMore]

sorry, didnt know it was going to cause such a fascinating stir

even the wholesaler didnt know what it was when i sent them the pics

 

[jamesw]

It's called a Pearlfish!