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The little sea urchin on top is quite unusual. It was discovered by a research vessel near New Caledonia at a depth of 1000 ft.
148 responses to “Strange Creatures”
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Sea Urchins are fascinating as seen here. Growing up we would hunt for them in Florida.
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wow! The thumbnail looked so alien and artificial, and yet much of what lies in the ocean is so different from land-bound forms. Good shot.
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The thumbnail gave me the impression it showed an exotic confection of marzipan and frosting, or perhaps an intricate piece of sculpture, like a Fabrege egg.
Do you know the taxonomy of this sea urchin?
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truly astounding! On the Oregon state coastline along the Pacific we found simple ones… these are so exotic! I learned in Biology many years ago that these are called "tests" each one being a Test. boy was that fun to play with!
most wondrous designs…
NaturesFinest
This is really one of Natures Finest!!> -
oh, to me those were not nipples -yet saw the resemblance-, but vestigial tentacles…
the urchin atop reminded me of the chinese paper lanterns… guess if I google enough I may find one painted similarly… =D
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beautiful urchins
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Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Nouvelle-Calédonie/New Caledonia, and we’d love to have your photo added to the group.
very interesting!
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A great image, much admired by Donna62 –,
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Do the smaller bumps on top mean that there are smaller spines on the top than on the bottom?
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Remember this is only the skeleton. The living creature shows what those "nipples" might be.
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-11/rs/index.php
Look at the fourth image!!
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