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1. Wonder of Science (wonderofscience@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Oct-2023 09:13:33 JST Wonder of Science

   Timelapse of a sea cucumber feeding. Sea cucumbers feed using "oral tentacles", appendages arrayed around their mouths to capture plankton and other particles from the water.

   Video credit: BBC/Blue Planet II
   Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09gl670/blue-planet-ii-series-1-5-green-seas
   Further reading: https://nerdist.com/article/sea-cucumbers-eating-looks-like-an-alien-weird-ocean-creatures/

   • Dzso (dzso@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Oct-2023 09:46:28 JST Dzso

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     @wonderofscience I've seen many sea cucumbers, but I've never seen them open like this. Is there a certain time of day or night that they tend to feed?

   • SteveP - The Dogfather (stevepedigo@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Oct-2023 10:59:22 JST SteveP - The Dogfather

     in reply to

     @wonderofscience nick named Homer Simpson?

   • RodneyPetersonTalentAgency (rodneypetersontalent@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Oct-2023 12:13:51 JST RodneyPetersonTalentAgency

     in reply to

     @wonderofscience

     Little shop / Little shop of horrors 🎶

     Feed me Seymour

     You’ll be a Dentist… 🎶