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Scientists Say Sea Urchins Are Basically Brains With Spikes

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨ooli3@sopuli.xyz⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-say-sea-urchins-are-basically-brains-with-spikes/

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  • lurch@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

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

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  • dumbass@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

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

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  • tomiant@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I am a sea urchin.

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  • Bonus@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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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