That's how I defend myself.

The sea cucumber has managed to employ the only natural defense tailored specifically to combat humans -- the guilt trip.

Look what you made it do.

"Aww man don't make me get up, I just got up LAST week."

The ocean hates me? Looks like love to me.

They're supposed to be quite good if you fry them with a lot of butter.

That's great. These people put on all sorts of equipment, and dove into the murky depths so they could poke an animal minding it's own business like a couple of 10 year olds. Great job.

I caught one while bottom fishing once. This one is much more cute.

Maybe it wouldn't hate us so much if we stopped poking everything in it.

With bullshit animals like that, the ocean's free to hate my ass all it wants.

poke it more

"Alright, I know what you want. You want me to puke up my insides, right? Well fuck you, sir! It took me months to grow these things back. Oh, ok, I see how it is. Here comes the poking stick. BLAAARGH!!!"

This made me realize what a different experience it could have been if instead of intestines these things shot out jellyfish tentacles.

OH GOD

WHAT DID I EAT LAST NIGHT

Their defense mechanism is based around making predators feel so awkward that they just leave out of embarrassment.