Underwater life may expose unusual survival patterns, but none are as bizarre and intriguing as the habits of certain fish that take refuge inside the bodies of sea cucumbers. In a predator-dense ...

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Sea cucumbers have few predators. The ones they do have are often avoided by camouflage, blending into or burrowing into the seafloor. But there are times when this defensive approach is not enough.