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Deb JJ Lee (they) @jdebbiel Ā· 22h ā€®ā‹Æ

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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[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 9 points 9 months ago

Any marine biologists able to weigh in?

[-] Goatmom@lemmy.ml 36 points 9 months ago

Not a marine biologist, but I am a biology student in my undergrad, and have dissected these recently. That is indeed the butthole. Sea urchins don't have eyes.

[-] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I have no eyes but I must poop.

[-] Deceptichum@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago

The sea urchin was angry that day my friends.

[-] XTornado@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The ocean, the sea creatures, it's a whole other world down there. I'm practically an expert, you know. Ask me anything about marine life, and I'll give you a convincing answer. It's like I'm swimming with the dolphins of knowledge, baby!

So regarding this, one day, there I am, waist-deep in the ocean, when I stumble upon a distressed sea urchin. When out of nowhere, I whip out a golf ball ā€“ you heard me, a golf ball! I save the day by removing the obstruction from the butthole of a sea urchin.

[-] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Settle down, George.

this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2024
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