I am sure that many of you have seen these unglamorous creatures while diving. This lifeless sausage shaped creature might not be something that will intrigue us. Many of us locals love to eat sea cucumbers, and many Chinese restaurants serve them as delicacies. You will have to properly remove their insides and clean them, before cooking and serving these sausage looking delicacies.
Some sea cucumbers are able to secrete long and sticky Cuvierian tubules.
I do not know if these tubules are poisonous, but they are really messy, and hard to remove. Injuries involving Sea Cucumbers Injuries involving sea cucumbers occur only if they are not prepared properly and injested. They contain toxins which may block nervous and muscular actions. These toxins are not heat labile. Signs and symptoms Nausea and death may occur in severe cases.