The Headless Chicken Monster: Gulf of Mexico 2017 | Seen during the Gulf of Mexico 2017 expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer at a depth of ~2,075 meters (1.3 miles), this sea
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) ar Twitter: "Headless chicken monster, deep sea cucumber, distant relative of the starfish, the Enypniastes eximia. This #ThrowbackThursday image captured by by Larry Madin https://t.co/qXeQujMtS0" / Twitter
![The 'Headless chicken monster', or Enypniastes eximia, is a type of deep-sea cucumber that glows when touched. This 'burglar alarm' strategy causes potential predators to be lit up in the deep sea The 'Headless chicken monster', or Enypniastes eximia, is a type of deep-sea cucumber that glows when touched. This 'burglar alarm' strategy causes potential predators to be lit up in the deep sea](https://external-preview.redd.it/-kLaftOrA1XUDukVk237SWmgqhxGVYxjFT47G74n4Js.jpg?auto=webp&s=c4c74d6b2593bc2f42e54b098a0ece98fd7beed8)
The 'Headless chicken monster', or Enypniastes eximia, is a type of deep-sea cucumber that glows when touched. This 'burglar alarm' strategy causes potential predators to be lit up in the deep sea
![A deep-sea swimming sea cucumber, jokingly referred to as a headless chicken monster filmed in the Southern Ocean waters off East Antarctica October 20, 2018 in the Southern Ocean Stock Photo - Alamy A deep-sea swimming sea cucumber, jokingly referred to as a headless chicken monster filmed in the Southern Ocean waters off East Antarctica October 20, 2018 in the Southern Ocean Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PY3FG9/a-deep-sea-swimming-sea-cucumber-jokingly-referred-to-as-a-headless-chicken-monster-filmed-in-the-southern-ocean-waters-off-east-antarctica-october-20-2018-in-the-southern-ocean-PY3FG9.jpg)
A deep-sea swimming sea cucumber, jokingly referred to as a headless chicken monster filmed in the Southern Ocean waters off East Antarctica October 20, 2018 in the Southern Ocean Stock Photo - Alamy
![Headless chicken monster' is caught on film for the first time - but can you tell what it is? | Daily Mail Online Headless chicken monster' is caught on film for the first time - but can you tell what it is? | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/10/21/23/51860B7C00000578-0-image-a-3_1540159225588.jpg)