This devilish-looking creature was discovered by researchers for the Census of Marine Life in the Gulf of Mexico at a depth of 2,750 meters (9,022 feet) — that’s over a mile and a half deep. Unlike its crawling cousins, the transparent sea cucumber swims along the seabed at a grueling 2 centimeters per minute, feeding its way through the depths as it sifts out detritus, and because it’s transparent, you can even watch it digest — that is, if you ever make it a mile and a half deep into the Gulf of Mexico.The transparent sea cucumber resembles the cocktail below more than it does the common sea cucumber, for which the Asian markets pay top dollar.
