That's way to fancy...need some crayfish tails.

I will concede it does need some alligator and redfish as well.

Are you mad? Isn't three different birds, two types of seafood, and pork enough?

I've decided to give in this year and go Turducken. Totally boneless! And on the upside its from my local cajun butcher.

I should also include I am looking at something that would be useful for an ecologist. @jebyrnes.bsky.social thoughts?

giganteus in the Gulf of Mexico

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I’d like to thank the committee of whoever they are, wherever they are, for recognizing my tireless efforts in whatever it is I supposedly did. To my wife, who always believed I could one day achieve inbox greatness. This one’s for you.

Great queer punk band name.

I personally think the sail is solely there to make it look fabulous.

It could help control buoyancy or drag, allowing the cucumber to drift more easily with bottom currents saving energy in a low-food environment

The sail likely helps stabilize or steer the animal as it moves just above the seafloor. Psychropotes species can use their tentacles and body undulations to “swim” short distances, and the fin may act like a rudder.

That red “sail” (technically called a dorsal veil) is one of the most striking features of this deep-sea sea cucumber. Its function isn’t entirely certain, but scientists have some ideas.