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Fire Urchin juvenile (Astropyga radiata) Air Prang, Lembeh.<br /> They are yellow when juveniles and turn red as adults. Astropyga radiata,Red urchin Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Fire Urchin juvenile (Astropyga radiata)

Air Prang, Lembeh.
They are yellow when juveniles and turn red as adults.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Look at that! It's beyond belief to realize this jewel is a living species. Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
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      Yes, and i almost like more the juvenile coloring :-) Posted 7 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
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    Agree with Ferdy...Who would think that this is actually an animal!! So cool. I still have scars on my foot from getting multiple puncture wounds from urchins when snorkeling in shallow water. I was a newbie and wasn't paying attention when I looked down and saw a carpet of urchins below me and knew I was doomed, lol. Posted 7 years ago
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      Haha! me too :-) I had long pieces of spines buried in my knees while diving in Mexico and they are almost impossible to extract because they break. But luckily they dissolve quickly, in a few days.
      In Lembeh I also got stung by multiple things and thank God nothing lethal. there are small lethal animals you don't want to touch at all. I will be showing some of them later on.
       Posted 7 years ago
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        Lol, they are treacherous; and you're right - those spines are super hard to pull out. Posted 7 years ago

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The Red urchin

''Astropyga radiata'', the red urchin, fire urchin, false fire urchin or blue-spotted urchin, is a species of sea urchin in the family Diadematidae. It is a large species with long spines and is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. It was first described in 1778 by the German naturalist Nathaniel Gottfried Leske.

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Similar species: Hollow-spined Urchins
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Uploaded Jul 9, 2018. Captured May 14, 2018 06:11.
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  • ISO200
  • 15.41mm

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