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Deb JJ Lee (they) @jdebbiel · 22h ‮⋯

Learned that sea urchins have a single eye and now I’m physically ill

[Two photos, the first showing a sea urchin and the second more zoomed in on a small orange part in the middle of its body.]

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That is a butthole.
inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/292


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    5 months ago

    “echi(n)” means spiny or prickly, so echinacea, echidna, and echinoidea are all prickly