Peek a boo! There’s something swaying as it pokes out from the sandy sea floor, and it isn’t algae or the mighty seagrasses. Garden eels emerge from their burrows by the hundreds, slowly and cautiously– prepared to retreat into their tunnels at any hint of danger. But they don’t have to worry about re-digging their burrow for a quick escape. It won’t collapse behind them as they ascend into the water column because the slippery critters secrete a mucus that helps the sand around them stay put, p