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That looks like Enypniastes to me.

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Enypniastes eximia.

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Oh, look, you can see him feeding.

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Oh, my God, how adorable.

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These tentacles, which are modified
tube feet, scoop in the sediment,

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and they are only taking in material
from the surface of the sediment,

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which is higher in organic material.

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They’re benthic.

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But they do spend a large portion
of their life

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up in the water column, whether that is
to get somewhere much faster... Oop!

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And he just pooped.

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Just before he lifted off.

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And that's something
that these holothurians are known to do.

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They drop as much weight as they can,
just before they lift off.

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But here you can see it's

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either trying to get somewhere quickly or
more likely, trying to evade a predator.

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And that's probably what it makes of D2.

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The name Enypniastes means dreamer.

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So “dreamer” is certainly an apt name
for the way that sea cucumbers swim.