August 12, 2025

Today we wrap up our underwater tour. Incredibly big thanks to our super special guest photographer, the amazing Megan Berg! 

I am a Chocolate Chip Sea Cucumber

I'm a bottom feeder and prefer shallow water

I eat more than a ton of sediment every year

Retaining only the nutrition that's proper.

Location: Blue Heron Bridge, Phil Foster Park, Riviera Beach, FL

Sources: https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Isostichopus_badionotus/

Photo © 2025 Megan Berg, text © 2025 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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