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wana (sea urchin)

Diadema paucispinum

Description:

A wana (sea urchin) can be dangerous because they shoot out their spines. It has toxin in them. Sea urchins can poke you if you don't hold them carefully. A sea urchin looks like a ball with spines on it. Sea urchins live in rocks and live under rocks. A sea urchin creeps and crawls by sliding with their tube feet. The sea urchins come from the echinoderm family because they have rough or pokey spines.

Habitat:

ocean, under rocks

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NickAcosta
Spotted by
NickAcosta

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Spotted on Mar 8, 2013
Submitted on Mar 8, 2013

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