Scientists Say Sea Urchins Are Basically Brains With Spikes

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• lurch@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  that headline is so stupid. everyone who has found a sea urchin skeleton on the beach knows this is way too oversimplified.

  Sea urchin anatomy: generalized anatomy based on Arbacia from Wikipedia

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  • RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Why does it look like the space ship from the harder better faster stronger music video

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• dumbass@piefed.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  He’s not holding the sea urchin, it’s spiked itself in his hand.

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• tomiant@piefed.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I am a sea urchin.

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• Bonus@mander.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Another way I’ve heard it described, as served in sushi joints, is we’re just eating gonads. No idea if that’s accurate but it sounds about right.

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