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WHAT: Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma varium) WHEN: 2021 WHERE: Sunshine Coast, Australia WHO: traceyhowley on iNaturalist
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WHAT: Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma varium) WHEN: 2021 WHERE: Sunshine Coast, Australia WHO: traceyhowley on iNaturalist
A Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma varium) close-up
Photo by Shane Gross
Fire urchin (Asthenosoma ijimai)
Wildlife Wednesday: Fire Urchins
A pretty Fire Urchin making its way across the ocean floor in the Philippines. #nature #sealife
https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cdlz_Bvg36U/?utm_source=scubahanknyc.com Fire Urchin The fire urchin have venomous tips on their many spines. Most stings will not lead to death in humans but the sting is quite powerful. This image was captured off the coast of Anilao. Anilao is about 2-3 hours southwest of Manila in the Philippines.
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(Photo by Adam Hanlon)
The red urchin, fire urchin, false fire urchin, or blue-spotted urchin (Astropyga radiata) is a species of sea urchin found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean at a maximum depth of about 70 metres (230 ft) but more normally at 10 to 30 metres (33 to 98 ft). Its range extends from the African coast to Hawaii and Australian waters. Astropyga radiata is mostly nocturnal and feeds by grazing on algae. Although not deadly to humans, these urchin's quills are quite venomous and capable of inflicting painful wounds.
Coleman Shrimp and fire urchin
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A fire urchin with a pair of tiny Coleman shrimps. The fire urchin has quills that are very toxic to humans, and the shrimps avoid this danger by seeking out safe areas between the quills.
Photographed by Sergio Sarta