Marine Biodiversity Lab

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Squishy stuff on the beach

blobsThese funny little squishy, translucent blobs washed up on Orange County beaches earlier this week, prompting interest and alarm from local beachgoers. After much head scratching and a few wrong turns (nope, they are not salps), Matt and others figured out that they were burrowing sea cucumbers: absolutely harmless, intriguing, and super-cute. Matt was interviewed by and featured in a number of news outlets, including CBS News.

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