Fire Urchins, You're Witches

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A passion for fire urchins has been ignited, which i think dovetails nicely with the reason for why they have virulent toxins in the spines. A lot of people, including susy newby, need to talk to you about hats. Do they really wear shells as hats, or is that an internet lie? It is not a lie. Ti, they don't do it in nature. Ok? There was a post on reddet that made all the internet rounds. The home aquariis explained that their pet urchins liked to cover their domes, but the shells that they kept picking up were harming other critters in their aquarium. So they printed these

The hedgehogs of the sea: echinoids are spiky, spiny, pokey, be-toothed, venomous, mysterious, gorgeous evolutionary marvels. And Dr. Rich Mooi of the California Academy of Arts & Sciences is one of their biggest champions. Come stroll through the offices for a face-to-face encounter with this infectious expert. We talk sand dollars, uni, doves of peace, fire urchins, kelp forests, tiny hats, butt placement, foot eyes and how to find your niche, even if it’s miles below the surface on a rotting log.

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