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Diadema sp Sea Urchin Diadema,Echinoderm,Fall,Geotagged,Indonesia,Sea Urchin Click/tap to enlarge

Diadema sp Sea Urchin

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Just thinking about how you had to make that shot gives me the shivers. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
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      oooh..is not that bad, I can think of worse things. But I have had sea urchin spines getting stuck in my knees, arms etc while diving and when it happens better leave it there..it will dissolve over time and is impossible to take it out..it breaks in many pieces when you try. Of course I have been very careful with the real bad ones, for example this one is an absolute no-no:
      Flower Urchin (Toxopneustes pileolus) - a pretty Touch-me-not! Monument, Lembeh. Night dive.<br /> If you have to be afraid of some night critter of the sea do not be of the poor moray eels but of this innocent-looking sea urchin. Is one of the most dangerous critters you can find in Lembeh, inflicting extremely painful stings. It can even be deadly. Flower urchin,Geotagged,Indonesia,Spring,Toxopneustes pileolus
       Posted 5 years ago
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        We once did some snorkling in Malaysia in pretty shallow water, whilst the urchins were sky high. So as you swim, you constantly worried about them touching you.

        That said, it was beautiful, like a new world opening.

        What does that bad one do? Or just don't step into it?         Posted 5 years ago
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          Well, it can only kill you so best not to touch at all :-D Posted 5 years ago
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            I will take that advise, which is easy enough for me to do. Posted 5 years ago

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Uploaded Sep 21, 2020. Captured Nov 2, 2019 12:29 in Unnamed Road, Kobe, Weda Tengah, Kabupaten Halmahera Tengah, Maluku Utara, Indonesia.
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  • TG-5
  • f/3.2
  • 1/60s
  • ISO200
  • 5.5mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.