What is this thing? Anyone? Leslie, in particular?
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I vote for "sea cucumber". After googling it I found they come in all kinds of colors and textures. They are good for medicinal purposes and some people eat them (though one Westerner visiting South Korea described eating one like biting through cartilege). Perhaps the most interesting bit of trivia is that a book of 1,000 Japanese Haiku poems about sea cucumbers has been translated into English with the title "Rise, Ye Sea Slugs!" by Robin D. Gill (ISBN 0-9742618-0-7). (sometimes the Japanese term for these creatures is translated into the English words "sea slug", according to Wikipedia). You may want to check it out at the libary. ;o) If you can't locate it, I'm sure Lana can put her professional skills to use and help you out. Also, musical compositions have been inspired by the lovely sea cucumber! Anyone else?
Don't you love wikipedia? I do (but I don't tell students that very often). Interestingly enough, only 12 libraries in the US have the English translation of "Rise, Ye Sea Slugs!". I'm trying to order it through Interlibrary Loan. We'll see how that goes (the fewer libraries that own it, the less likely we'll get it). Em, the closest libraries to you that own it are in California (UC-Berkeley and UC-San Diego). There is a copy at the University of Washington. Maybe Les can pick it up and get inspired to create her own book about sea slugs.
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I vote for "sea cucumber". After googling it I found they come in all kinds of colors and textures. They are good for medicinal purposes and some people eat them (though one Westerner visiting South Korea described eating one like biting through cartilege). Perhaps the most interesting bit of trivia is that a book of 1,000 Japanese Haiku poems about
sea cucumbers has been translated into English with the title "Rise, Ye Sea Slugs!" by Robin D. Gill (ISBN 0-9742618-0-7). (sometimes the Japanese term for these creatures is translated into the English words "sea slug", according to Wikipedia). You may want to check it out at the libary. ;o) If you can't locate it, I'm sure Lana can put her professional skills to use and help you out. Also, musical compositions have been inspired by the lovely sea cucumber! Anyone else?
Don't you love wikipedia? I do (but I don't tell students that very often).
Interestingly enough, only 12 libraries in the US have the English translation of "Rise, Ye Sea Slugs!". I'm trying to order it through Interlibrary Loan. We'll see how that goes (the fewer libraries that own it, the less likely we'll get it). Em, the closest libraries to you that own it are in California (UC-Berkeley and UC-San Diego). There is a copy at the University of Washington. Maybe Les can pick it up and get inspired to create her own book about sea slugs.
My first guess by the look of it is a sea cucumber. I saw similar creatures at the Seattle Aquarium.
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