These Strange Animals Have Spines That Can Be Dangerous!
About 1,000 species of sea urchins live in marine habitats ranging from the intertidal zones and shallow coral reefs to the deepest submarine trenches (such as the Marianas Trench--Challenger Deep near the island of Guam) up to 6,800m. Sea urchins live in all marine environments--including the Arctic Sea and the Antarctic Ocean.
Of the many different species of sea urchins, there are a few that produce eggs (called roe) that are considered edible--and even a great delicacy--for some folks (for sushi, in particular--pictures are below!).
Contents at a Glance
- New Flickr Photos
- Spines You Should Be Aware of!
- Sea Urchin "Eating a Cookie"... Probably not the best thing for it to eat!
New Flickr Photos
Sea Urchin 1 'Crumpl...
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sea urchin cappucino
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Spines You Should Be Aware of!
Sea Urchin "Eating a Cookie"... Probably not the best thing for it to eat!
Sea Urchin Eating A Cookie
Here's the full take of feeding Oscar a biscuit, sped up, put to music, and some video effects for fun. (Isn't Lil' Urchy cute? Aww!) My second video ever! Whee! Movies are fun! (update: related link! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7tOWPRpwbU )
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Sea Urchins - Echinoderm Cousins of the Starfish and Sea Cucumber
This is about the only way that's good to have a sea urchin on your shirt!
.... The other way is a tad painful!
Sea Urchin (B) Women's Plus Size V-Neck T-Shirt
The purple sea urchin is small by urchin standards, they can move surprising fast, and they are very pretty. We've stylized her a bit to bring out her 'dangerous beauty'.
Sea Urchin Goodies
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The Amazing World of Sea Urchins!
Bluewater Gold Rush/The Odyssey of a California Sea Urchin Diver by Tom Kendrick
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Mouse Pad with animals, sea, urchins, ocean
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Sea Urchin, Echinopluteus Larva Art Photographic Poster Print by Oxford Scientific, 36x48
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Art Poster Metal Framed Print - Sea Urchins - Artist: Plantrose- Poster Size: 15 X 11
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- naturegirl7 naturegirl7 Dec 5, 2008 @ 4:46 pm
- When my Dad was stationed in North Africa, before WWII, he told of Arabs who sold sea urchins and would cut them open and scoop out the eggs for their customers. Welcome to the Naturally Native Squids group. Don't forget to add your lens link to the appropriate plexo and vote for it.
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- Classic Classic Jan 5, 2008 @ 6:24 pm
- Thanks for submitting your great lens to my group Nature and Environment! Looks like something to NOT step on...
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