UMary Allen
Ukhukhamba wasolwandle izidalwa zasolwandle. Ukuma kwabo kufana nekhukhamba, yingakho igama labo. Abizwa nangokuthi ama-sea rollers. Ama-sea cucumber awanawo amathambo, ngakho anyakaza njengezikelemu. Amakhukhamba olwandle ahlala phansi olwandle. Ungazithola emhlabeni wonke. Ukhukhamba wasolwandle ungaphila iminyaka emi-5, kwesinye isikhathi iminyaka eyi-10.
Isikhumba samakhukhamba olwandle simaholo futhi sishwabene. Amakhukhamba amaningi olwandle amnyama noma aluhlaza. Amanye ama-sea cucumber angamasentimitha amathathu kuphela ubude, kanti amanye akhula abe amamitha amabili. Esikhundleni samazinyo, ukhukhamba wasolwandle unamatende azungeze imilomo yawo. Zidla i-plankton futhi zidla izinsalela zezidalwa zasolwandle ezifile. Ngokwenza kanjalo, bathatha umsebenzi obalulekile emvelweni: bahlanza amanzi.
I-trepang, i-subspecies yekhukhamba yasolwandle, isetshenziswa njengesithako ezitsheni emazweni ahlukahlukene ase-Asia. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukhukhamba wasolwandle udlala indima emithini yase-Asia njengesithako emithini.
Amakhukhamba olwandle azalana ngamaqanda abizwa ngokuthi izinhlamvu ze-roe noma izinhlamvu ze-caviar. Ukuze izale, insikazi idedela amaqanda ayo emanzini olwandle. Asuke esevundiswa owesilisa ngaphandle kwesibeletho.
Izitha zemvelo zamakhukhamba olwandle izinkalankala, i-starfish, nezimbaza. Ukhukhamba wasolwandle unekhono elithokozisayo: uma isitha siluma ingxenye ethile yomzimba, singakhulisa leyo ngxenye yomzimba. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi "ukuvuselelwa".